What is a nanowire? What is a nanotube? Why are they interesting and what are their potential applications? How are they made? This presentation is intended to begin to answer these questions while introducing some fundamental concepts such as wave-particle duality, quantum confinement, the electronic structure of solids, and the relationship between size and properties in nanomaterials.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Timothy D. Sands (2006), "Nanotubes and Nanowires: One-dimensional Materials," https://nanohub.org/resources/1639.

1. carbon nanotubes
2. circuits
3. devices
4. education/outreach
5. K-12
6. material science
7. molecular electronics
8. nano/bio
9. nano electro-mechanical systems
10. nanomedicine
11. nanophotonics
12. nanotransistors
13. nanowires
14. quantum dots
15. thermal transport
16. tutorial