Vir. J. Nan. Sci. & Tech. / Volume 21 / Issue 10 / MISCELLANEOUS

Propulsion of nanowire diodes

Source: Chem. Commun. 46, 1623 (2010); doi:10.1039/b925568k

Issue Date: 8 March 2010

ABSTRACT

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PUBLICATION DATA

ISSN:

1553-9644 (online)

Publisher:

RSC

Percy Calvo-Marzal
Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. josephwang@ucsd.edu

Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit

Shankar Balasubramanian

Joshua R. Windmiller

Cuong Dao

Joseph Wang

Thepropulsion of semiconductor diode nanowires under external AC electric fieldis described. Such fuel-free electric field-induced nanowire propulsion offers considerablepromise for diverse technological applications. ©2010

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Source: Chem. Commun. 46, 1623 (2010); doi:10.1039/b925568k