US Patent 8158254 - 2D conductive silicide nanostructures

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This patent based on research from Boston College teaches the fabrication of a two dimensional mesh structure formed from interconnected silicide nanowires. Claim 1 reads:

1. A conductive silicide comprising

a plurality of connected and spaced-apart nanobeams linked together at an about 90-degree angle,

the plurality of nanobeams forming a two-dimensional nanostructure having a mesh-like appearance.