TY - JOUR A1 - Toimil-Molares, Maria Eugenia T1 - Characterization and properties of micro- and nanowires of controlled size, composition, and geometry fabricated by electrodeposition and ion-track technology JF - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology PY - 2012/// VL - 3 SP - 860 EP - 883 SN - 2190-4286 DO - 10.3762/bjnano.3.97 PB - Beilstein-Institut JA - Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. UR - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.97 KW - electrodeposition KW - etched ion-track membrane KW - finite-size effects KW - heavy ion irradiation KW - nanowire KW - radiation-induced nanostructures N2 - The combination of electrodeposition and polymeric templates created by heavy-ion irradiation followed by chemical track etching provides a large variety of poly- and single-crystalline nanowires of controlled size, geometry, composition, and surface morphology. Recent results obtained by our group on the fabrication, characterization and size-dependent properties of nanowires synthesized by this technique are reviewed, including investigations on electrical resistivity, surface plasmon resonances, and thermal instability. ER -