title: Propulsion of nanowire diodes.
abstract: The propulsion of semiconductor diode nanowires under external AC electric field is described. Such fuel-free electric field-induced nanowire propulsion offers considerable promise for diverse technological applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calvo-Marzal
authors.forename: Sirilak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sattayasamitsathit
authors.forename: Shankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Windmiller
authors.forename: Cuong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang