Patent ID: 7906354

Claim:
A method of making a light emitting semiconductor nanowire device comprising: (a) providing a plurality of spaced light emitting semiconductor nanowires on a growth substrate; (b) applying a dielectric material so that it is disposed between the semiconductor nanowires producing a layer of embedded semiconductor nanowires having a top surface opposed to a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is defined by the interface with the growth substrate; (c) depositing a first electrode over the top surface of the layer of embedded semiconductor nanowires so that it is in electrical contact with the semiconductor nanowires; (d) joining the first electrode to a device substrate; (e) removing the growth substrate and exposing the bottom surface of the layer of embedded semiconductor nanowires; (f) depositing a second electrode on the bottom surface of the layer of embedded semiconductor nanowires so that it is in electrical contact with the semiconductor nanowires; and (g) wherein either the first or second electrode is transparent to permit light to be transmitted from the light emitting semiconductor nanowires through the transparent electrode.