Nanowires, nanobelts, nanoribbons, nanorods . . ., are a new class of quasi-one dimensional materials that have been attracting a great research interest in the last few years. These non-carbon based materials have been demonstrated to exhibit superior electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal properties, and can be used as fundamen tal building blocks for nano-scale science and technology, ranging from chemical and biological sensors, field effect...
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