Njengommeli oqhelekileyo we-nanomaterials one-dimensional, i-silicon nanowires ayinayo kuphela iipropati ezikhethekileyo ze-semiconductors, kodwa iphinda ibonise iimpawu ezihlukeneyo ezibonakalayo ezifana nokukhutshwa kwentsimi, i-thermal conductivity, kunye ne-photoluminescence ebonakalayo eyahlukileyo kwizinto ezininzi ze-silicon.Zisetyenziselwa izixhobo ze-nanoelectronic kunye ne-optoelectronics.Izixhobo kunye nemithombo yamandla emitsha inexabiso elikhulu elinokubakho lesicelo.Okubaluleke ngakumbi, ii-silicon nanowires zinokuhambelana okugqwesileyo kunye neetekhnoloji ze-silicon ezikhoyo kwaye ke zinamandla amakhulu osetyenziso lwentengiso.Ke ngoko, i-silicon nanowires zizinto ezintsha ezinokubakho kwesicelo kwintsimi ye-nanomaterials enye-dimensional.

I-Silicon nanowires ineengenelo ezininzi ezinje ngobuhlobo bendalo esingqongileyo, i-biocompatibility, ukuguqulwa ngokulula komphezulu, kunye nokuhambelana neshishini le-semiconductor.

I-Silicon nanowires zizinto ezibalulekileyo ze-semiconductor biosensors.Njengodidi olubalulekileyo lwe-nanomaterials ye-semiconductor ye-one-dimensional, i-silicon nanowires ineempawu zayo ezikhethekileyo ze-optical ezifana ne-fluorescence kunye ne-ultraviolet, iipropati zombane ezifana nokukhutshwa kwentsimi, ukuthuthwa kwe-electron, ukuqhutyelwa kwe-thermal, umsebenzi ophezulu ophezulu, kunye nemiphumo yokuvalelwa kwe-quantum.I-Nano-devices ezifana ne-high-performance field effect transistors, i-electron-electron detectors enye kunye nezixhobo zokubonisa i-field emission displays zinethuba elihle lokufaka isicelo.
I-Silicon nanowires nayo ifundwe ngokubanzi kwizicelo kwiibhetri ze-lithium-ion, i-thermoelectrics, i-photovoltaics, iibhetri ze-nanowire, kunye nememori engaguqukiyo.