“…One-dimensional nanostructures, such as nanotubes, nanowires, nanorods, and nanobelts, are receiving increasing attention because finite size effects result in various unusual properties enabling novel electronic, optical, and mechanical nanodevices. − Nanowires of different compositions have been prepared by a variety of methods including laser ablation, template-assisted electrochemistry, , chemical transportation, chemical vapor deposition , and solvothermal methods, and semiconductor-based nanostructures are of increasing interest. Although there are many reports considering silicon nanowires, − only a few publications concerning the preparation of germanium nanowires existed until now. ,,, However, Ge nanowires hold some special interest in comparison to other semiconductors because Ge has, for example, a higher electron and hole mobility than silicon, which would be advantageous for high-performance transistors with nanoscale gate lengths. − …”