Patent ID: 8877345
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: B01J,B22F,B81B,B81C,B82Y,C25D,G01F,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nanowire structural element that includes: an array of numerous neighboring segmented nanowires of electrochemically depositioned material, including alternating sequences of numerous first segments having first diameters and numerous second segments having second diameters, wherein the first diameters are larger than the second diameters, such that the nanowires have segmented structures in the lengthwise direction, wherein the second segments form connecting pieces between the first segments, and at least one substrate layer to which the nanowires, in each case, are firmly joined, wherein the array includes the nanowires integrally formed to two substrate layers to define space between the substrate layers.