Breakthrough toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices

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Researchers in Maryland report an advance toward making zinc oxide nanowires (shown) on an industrial scale. Credit: Courtesy of Babak Nikoobakht National Institute of Standards and Technology
Researchers in Maryland report an advance toward making zinc oxide nanowires (shown) on an industrial scale. Credit: Courtesy of Babak Nikoobakht, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Scientists in Maryland are reporting an important advance toward the long-sought goal of industrial-scale fabrication of nanowire-based devices like ultra-sensitive sensors, light emitting diodes, and transistors for inexpensive, high-performance electronics products. The study is scheduled for the current issue of ACS’ Chemistry of Materials.


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