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Electrochemical Microfabrication of Metallic Nanowires—A Revival of Electrochemical Methods for Modern Device Technologies?
Author(s) -
Schuster Rolf
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20010716)2:7<411::aid-cphc411>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - microfabrication , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , nanowire , materials science , dispersity , molybdenum , deposition (geology) , chemical vapor deposition , electrode , chemistry , metallurgy , fabrication , polymer chemistry , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , sediment , biology
An old dog taught new tricks is how electrochemical methods relate to modern device technologies. Penner et al. use electrochemical deposition, rather than chemical vapor deposition methods, to form molybdenum wires of monodisperse and controllable diameters in the range 20–900 nm; direct application to contempory nanotechnology and minaturization is envisioned.