Definition of "nanorod" [nanorod]

• A nanosized rod (noun)

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• "As a result, the clusters link to the nanocrystal or nanorod building blocks and help create a stable nanocomposite."
• ""A nanoparticle dimer plasmon ruler possesses many advantages because its measurement sensitivity is homogeneous, it can operate in the near-infrared region, and the structure's size and nanorod aspect ratio can be modified freely to get the desired measurement range and sensitivity," notes Liu."
• "Physicists at China's Wuhan University discovered that nanospheres combined with a nanorod dimer could be used to solve the problem of measurement sensitivity at the nanoscale -- work reported in the Journal of Applied Physics."