How Small Is Silicon Nanowire? 50 nm Compared to Scale

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

Source: Nature Nanotechnology reviews; IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine

Micro World

Name	Size	Compared with Silicon Nanowire
Bacteriophage Phi X174	27 nm	0.54×
Qβ Bacteriophage	28 nm	0.56×
Silver Nanoparticle	40 nm	0.8×
Fibrinogen Molecule	45 nm	0.9×
Silicon Nanowire	50 nm	this page
West Nile Virus	50 nm	same size
Human Papillomavirus	55 nm	1.1×
Cyanophage P-SSP7	60 nm	1.2×
Silica Nanoparticle	100 nm	2×
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle	100 nm	2×

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