Patent ID: 8039834

Claim:
A semiconducting device, comprising: a. a substrate; b. a piezoelectric wire, having a first end and an opposite second end, disposed on the substrate; c. a structure that causes the piezoelectric wire to bend in a predetermined manner between the first end and the second end so that the piezoelectric wire enters a first semiconducting state; and d. a first electrode coupled to the first end and a second electrode coupled to the second end so that when the piezoelectric wire is in the first semiconducting state, an electrical characteristic will be exhibited between the first electrode and the second electrode, the device configured as a force-sensitive generator, wherein the electrical characteristic comprises generating charge carriers that flow into the first electrode, wherein the piezoelectric wire comprises one of a plurality of zinc oxide nanowires extending upwardly from the substrate and wherein the first electrode comprises a conductive material having a corrugated surface, wherein the corrugated surface is disposed so as to face the substrate with the plurality of zinc oxide nanowires disposed therebetween.