High-yield self-limiting single-nanowire assembly with dielectrophoresis

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 525-530

  Freer, Erik M ^a   Grachev, Oleg ^a   Duan, Xiangfeng ^a,b   Martin, Samuel ^a,c   Stumbo, David P ^a  

^a Nanosys Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

DIELECTROPHORETIC; DIELECTROPHORETIC FORCES; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; NANOWIRE ASSEMBLIES; PATTERNED ELECTRODE; SELF ASSEMBLY PROCESS; SINGLE CRYSTAL NANOWIRES; TOP-DOWN FABRICATION;

NANOWIRES;

NANOWIRE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 77955189198     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.106     Document Type: Article

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