The authors demonstrate a nanofabrication method utilizing nanoporous alumina templates which involves directed three dimensional assembly of nanoparticles inside the pores by means of an electrophoretic technique. In their demonstration, they have assembled polystyrene nanobeads with diameter of inside nanopore arrays of height of and diameter of . Such a technique is particularly useful for large-scale, rapid assembly of nanoelements for potential device applications.
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