This invention presents a process to produce bulk quantities of nanowires of a variety of semiconductor materials. Large liquid gallium drops are used as sinks for the gas phase solute, generated in-situ facilitated by microwave plasma. To grow silicon nanowires for example, a silicon substrate covered...http://www.google.de/patents/US7252811?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7252811 - Low temperature synthesis of silicon fibers
