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For optoelectronic device applications, quantum wires can be used as active media due to their unique physical properties. However, conventional approaches such as the self-assembly via the Stranski-Krastanov (S-K) growth technique have a limited success in their applications toward optoelectronic devices including photovoltaics and solar cells. A novel fabrication mechanism for quality quantum wires has been discovered. The laser fabricated nanowires semiconductor surfaces can have width and height as small as 30 and 5 nm, respectively while the density is one per 200 nm.
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Haghizadeh, A., Yang, H. Quantum wires by direct laser fabrication. MRS Advances 1, 2065–2069 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2016.392
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