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Silicon Nanowire: quanto misura?

Silicon Nanowire (esemplare tipico): il diametro è di circa 50 nm.

Cosa viene misurato: synthetic semiconductor nanowire, typical diameter

Silicon Nanowire (50 nm) in scala accanto a a ribosome (25 nm) e a flu virus (100 nm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Ribosome (25 nm), Silicon Nanowire (50 nm) e Flu virus (100 nm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About 2 would fit across a flu virus
  • As wide as about 2 ribosomes side by side
  • About 25× as wide as a DNA double helix

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Curiosità: Silicon Nanowire

Silicon nanowires are used in advanced batteries and sensors because their tiny size gives them unusual electrical properties.

Fonte: Nature Nanotechnology reviews; IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine

Micro World

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Silicon Nanowire
Bacteriophage Phi X17427 nm0,54×
Qβ Bacteriophage28 nm0,56×
Silver Nanoparticle40 nm0,8×
Fibrinogen Molecule45 nm0,9×
Silicon Nanowire50 nmquesta pagina
West Nile Virus50 nmdelle stesse dimensioni
Human Papillomavirus55 nm1,1×
Cyanophage P-SSP760 nm1,2×
Silica Nanoparticle100 nm2×
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle100 nm2×

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