Beautiful Gardens of the nanowires

Green and red plants. Beautiful Gardens of the nanowires

Beautiful Gardens of the nanowires
According to news, Russian physicists grow delicate nano-and micro-structure of metal. In particular, physicists from the Institute of Solid State Physics. They presented a work in which they studied the process of growing nano-sticks in membranes porous, using the electrochemical method. And a product of this work – beautiful pictures of micro-and nano-structures. Also used in optics, medicine, and electronics, nano-wires have a diameter of about one nanometer, that is one billionth of a meter. Today scientists are able to get a nano-wire thickness of 60 to 30 nanometers. However, to get the nano-wire, the traditional methods of manufacturing are useless. Meanwhile, grown by chemical reactions, this nano-wire will help scientists to create a new generation of computers.

A collage of nanowire flowers

Experimenting with the nanowire, Galina Strukova, together with her colleagues from the Institute of Solid State Physics in Chernogolovka, got amazingly beautiful and unusual structure. To grow these metal nano-flowers, or nano-plants scientists use different metals: indium, palladium, lead, and nickel. According to Galina Strukova, the metal forms a structure, which is similar to biological objects. In fact, the whole growth process is governed by similar rules.