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Nano Structures |
Nano-structures are materials with size features on the order of several nanometers. These could be: quasi-2 dimensional (e.g. quantum wells), quasi-1 dimensional (e.g. nanowires), quasi-0 dimensional (e.g. quantum dots), porous materials with nano-sized pores (e.g. aerogels).
Their small size endows them with interesting optical, electric, chemical, mechanical, thermal, and magnetic properties. They are flexible as their properties depend strongly on their size but their unusual behavior is still difficult to control and exploit.