nanofilament en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament English nanofilament From nano- + filament.
Meanings
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A nanoscale filament.
Reduction in metal-oxide thin films has been suggested as the key mechanism responsible for forming conductive nanofilaments within solid-state memory devices, enabling their resistive switching capacity.
2015, Daniela Carta, Adam Hitchcock, Peter Guttmann, Anna Regoutz, Ali Khiat, Alexantru Serb, Isha Gupta, Themistoklis Prodromakis, “Spatially resolved TiOx phases in RRAM conductive nanofilaments using soft X-ray spectromicroscopy”, in arXiv:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanofilaments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |