Silicon nanowires self-assemble into ordered macro networks with exceptional energy storage capacity, electrical conductivity, mechanical strength

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-silicon-nanowires-macroscopic-networks-advanced.html

"bundled nanowire alignment/ density control significantly increases contact surface between individual nanowires... suspend nanowires in water, then slowly filter liquid via vacuum filtration, causes order, then linking forming paper-like networks... each bundle of around 15 individual self-assembled nanowires with 0.4 nm separation between them... large-scale silicon nanowire production... batteries, sensors, faster electronics, advanced functional materials, liquid crystal devices, photonic fibers, semiconducting textiles"