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Nanowire structural element

US9222185B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Cornelius · Westfield, US
Wolfgang Ensinger · Munster, DE
Reinhard Neumann · Dossenheim, DE
Markus Rauber · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2009
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/25
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a nanowire structural element suited for use in a microreactor system or microcatalyzer system. A template based process is used for the production of the nanowire structural element, wherein the nanowires are electrochemically depositioned in the nanopores. The irradiation is carried out at different angles, such that a nanowire network is formed. The hollow chamber-like structure in the nanowire network is established through the dissolving of the template foil and removal of the dissolved template material. The interconnecting of the nanowires provides stability to the nanowire structural element and an electrical connection between the nanowires is created thereby.

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