Patent ID: 7960251
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: B82Y,C30B,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing nanowires, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a porous template with a plurality of tubes, wherein each tube has an associated hole; (b) filling the tubes with nanoparticles or nanoparticle precursors; and (c) forming the filled nanoparticles or nanoparticle precursors into nanowires, wherein step (c) is carried out by heating the filled nanoparticles or nanoparticle precursors to above the melting point of the nanoparticles or nanoparticle precursors, via electrical resistance heating or mechanical pressurization, to form agglomerates of the nanoparticles or the nanoparticle precursors.