Njengommeleli ojwayelekile we-nanomaterials one-dimensional, ama-silicon nanowires awanawo nje kuphela izici ezikhethekile zama-semiconductors, kodwa futhi abonisa izakhiwo ezihlukile zomzimba ezifana nokukhishwa kwensimu, ukuqhutshwa kwe-thermal, kanye ne-photoluminescence ebonakalayo ehlukile kuzinto eziningi ze-silicon.Zisetshenziswa kumadivayisi we-nanoelectronic kanye ne-optoelectronics.Amadivayisi nemithombo emisha yamandla inevelu enkulu yohlelo lokusebenza engaba khona.Okubaluleke nakakhulu, ama-silicon nanowires anokuhambisana okuhle kakhulu nobuchwepheshe obukhona be-silicon futhi ngaleyo ndlela abe namandla amakhulu emakethe.Ngakho-ke, ama-silicon nanowires ayinto entsha enamandla okusebenza emkhakheni we-nonomaterials one-dimensional.

I-Silicon nanowires inezinzuzo eziningi njengobungani bemvelo, i-biocompatibility, ukuguqulwa okulula kwendawo, nokuhambisana nemboni ye-semiconductor.

Ama-Silicon nanowires ayizinto ezibalulekile ze-semiconductor biosensors.Njengesigaba esibalulekile sama-nanomaterials we-semiconductor one-dimensional, ama-silicon nanowires anezindawo zawo zokubona ezihlukile ezifana ne-fluorescence ne-ultraviolet, izakhiwo zikagesi ezifana nokukhishwa kwensimu, ukuthuthwa kwama-electron, ukuqhutshwa kwe-thermal, umsebenzi ophezulu, kanye nemiphumela yokuvalelwa kwe-quantum.Amadivayisi e-Nano afana nama-transistors womphumela wensimu asebenza kahle kakhulu, izitholi ze-electron eyodwa kanye namadivayisi wokubonisa ukukhishwa kwensimu anamathemba amahle okusebenza.
Ama-Silicon nanowires nawo afundelwa kabanzi ukuze asetshenziswe kumabhethri e-lithium-ion, ama-thermoelectrics, ama-photovoltaics, amabhethri e-nanowire, kanye nenkumbulo engaguquki.