Nanowire

A nanowire is a nanoscale wire with a diameter typically on the order of nanometers (1 to 100 nanometers) and can be made from a variety of materials, including metals, semiconductors, and insulators. These materials exhibit unique electrical, optical, and mechanical properties at the nanoscale, making nanowires of great interest in a variety of scientific and technological fields.

Bacterial nanowires, also known as microbial nanowires or bacterial nanofibers, are thin, electrically conductive appendages produced by certain species of bacteria. These structures are primarily made up of protein and are capable of conducting electrons, enabling direct electron transfer between the bacteria and external surfaces, such as electrodes or other bacteria. **Key Characteristics and Functions:** 1.

Nanowire lasers are a type of laser that utilize nanowire structures as the gain medium. These nanowires, typically made from semiconductor materials, have diameters on the nanometer scale (usually between a few tens of nanometers to a few hundred nanometers) and can be several micrometers long.