Growth of gold nanowires on silicon dioxide surface (Image 1)

Gold nanowires, about as tall as a human red blood cell is wide. The image, captured by a scanning electron microscope and colorized using Adobe Photoshop, was taken as the nanowires grew on silicon at room temperature. Perfecting such fabrication techniques will allow researchers to enhance ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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