| abstract |
To provide a nanowire structure containing carbon. The present invention relates to a nanowire structure, an interconnected nanowire network including such a structure, and a method for making the same. The nanowire structure comprises a nanowire core, a carbon-based layer, and in a further embodiment a carbon-based structure, for example, comprising a nanographite plate made of graphene formed on the nanowire core and interconnecting the nanowire structures in the network. The network is a porous structure that can be formed into a film or particle. Nanowire structures and networks formed using them are useful for catalyst and electrode applications, such as fuel cells, and field emission devices, support substrates and chromatographic applications. [Selection figure] None |