DNA-Templated Fabrication of 1D\nParallel and 2D Crossed Metallic\nNanowire Arrays

Abstract

This paper reports a simple method for the fabrication of ordered nanostructures composed of metallic nanowires. Molecular combing was\nused to stretch and align linear λ-DNA molecules into parallel or crossed patterns. Subsequent metallization of DNA through electroless\npalladium deposition yielded 1D parallel or 2D crossed metallic nanowire arrays. This method has potential use in building interconnects\nbetween nanosized building blocks toward nanodevice construction.