A researcher who coauthored a light-driven method for joining silver nanowires. Small gaps at crossing wires concentrate light and localize heating where a junction is needed. Once the wires connect, the optical heating changes and the process limits itself. The experiment made conducting networks on heat-sensitive supports, connecting nanoscale field concentration with practical electrode fabrication.[ref]
Self-limited plasmonic welding of silver nanowire junctions by Erik C. Garnett and others. Abstract and Fig. 1: junction heating, self-limitation and lamp illumination
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