SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMATION OF EXTENDED LENGTH NANOSTRUCTURES ON NANOFILAMENT SUPPORT

A system for synthesis of extended length nanostructures comprising a nanofilament acting as a support on which an extended length nanostructure may be formed; and furnaces through which the nanofilament is directed in which a source material is deposited on the nanofilament, decomposed to form a layer of precursor coating the nanofilament, and further heated to rearrange the atomic structure of the surface layer to form the nanostructure. A system comprising an array of nanofilaments; and zones within which a layer of precursor material is applied to each nanofilament, and heated to rearrange the atomic structure of the corresponding precursor surface layers to form the plurality of nanostructures. A method for synthesizing a plurality of extended length nanostructures comprising depositing a source material onto a nanofilament; decomposing the source material to form a layer of nanostructure precursor; and rearranging the atomic structure of the nanostructure precursor layer.