... 71.55.Cn; 81.05.YsKeywords: Nano- wires; Synthesis; Silicon 1. IntroductionOne dimension nano- materials have stimulatedmuch interest for their potential applications in nano- electronics, optics, ... Physica E 24 (2004) 328–332Tiny silicon nano- wires synthesis on silicon wafersJunjie Niua, Jian Shaa,b, Yujie Jia, Deren Yanga,ÃaState Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, ... minimum [18,19]. Recently Huet al. fabricated the silicon nanowires withdiameters of 10–30 nm sub-grow on the surface of large amorphous SiO2nanowires with diametersof 200–400 nm using floating-zone...