Fluidic Self-Assembly of Nanowires
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چکیده
In recent years, the scaling of microelectronic, photonic and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) to the 50-500 nm length scale has challenged the capability of conventional micro-fabrication technologies in the cost-effective, mass production of devices and integrated systems [1]. There is an increasing need to develop new nano-fabrication technologies to address the challenges of decreasing dimensions, in order to enable the era of nanotechnology [2].
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