Contents
1 Introduction........................................... 1
1.1 Synthesis of Nanowires as Nanoelectronic Units ............. 2
1.2 Assembly of Nanowires for Flexible and 3D High-Performance
Nanoelectronics ..................................... 3
1.3 Nanoelectronics in Biology: Interfacing with Living Cells....... 5
1.4 Nanoelectronics in Biology: Interfacing with Living Tissues and
Organs............................................ 7
1.5 Overview of Thesis .................................. 8
Bibliography ........................................... 9
2 Three-Dimensional Macroporous Nanoelectronics Network....... 15
2.1 Introduction........................................ 15
2.2 Experimental ....................................... 16
2.2.1 3D Macroporous Nanowire Nanoelectronic Network
Fabrication ................................... 16
2.2.2 Three-Layer Interconnect Ribbon for Mechanical
Simulation.................................... 17
2.2.3 Characterization and Measurement of Macroporous
Nanoelectronics................................ 17
2.3 Results and Discussion................................ 19
2.3.1 3D Macroporous Nanoelectronic Network............. 19
2.3.2 Mechanics Analysis............................. 22
2.4 Conclusions........................................ 24
Bibliography ........................................... 24
3 Integration of Three-Dimensional Macroporous Nanoelectronics
with Materials.......................................... 27
3.1 Introduction........................................ 27
3.2 Experimental ....................................... 27
3.2.1 Optically Addressable 3D Macroporous Nanoelectronic
Network..................................... 27
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