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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Nattasamon Petchsang, Nonthaburi, TH;
Masaru Kuno, Granger, IN (US);
Vladimir Plashnitsa, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Nattasamon Petchsang, Nonthaburi, TH;
Masaru Kuno, Granger, IN (US);
Vladimir Plashnitsa, Mishawaka, IN (US);
University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for assembling semiconducting nanowires, which method can include providing a mixture comprising a dielectric solvent and two or more semiconducting nanowires, wherein the semiconducting nanowires can be the same or different; exposing the mixture to an electrostatic charge under lighting conditions; and allowing macroscopic nanowire alignment to occur, wherein each nanowire is substantially oriented along the direction of the applied electric field.