Growing nanowires horizontally yields new benefit: 'nano-LEDs'
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 16:21
in Physics & Chemistry
While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology discovered an unexpected bonus -- a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar to that from light-emitting diodes (LEDs). These "nano-LEDs" may one day have their light-emission abilities put to work serving miniature devices such as nanogenerators or lab-on-a-chip systems.