Nanorods are nanostructures that are the object of fundamental and applied research. They may be prepared from carbon, gold, zinc oxide, and many other materials. They are bigger than individual atoms (measured in angstroms, 1Å=10 À10 m) and also than small molecules. The turning point for nanomaterials research was the discovery of carbon nanotubes in 1991. Their mechanical, electrical, and optical properties depend upon their size, allowing for multiple applications. Also, nanorods may be functionalized for different applications. In this Chapter, the methods of synthesis and analysis, and the applications of carbon, zinc oxide, gold, and magnetic nanorods are reviewed.
Nanorod technology has gone a long way in the field of science and to a great extent, it has been a dictator of the past, present, and future of technology work. This article shows a detailed explanation of the course of nanorod production and the application from start to finish. Various kinds of nanorods have been found to exist and they have been maximally put to good use in different fields of life. These nanorods, however, did not just come into existence, some of them were formed from some nanorod compounds while some other ones came into being as a result of the combination of two or more compounds. These particles in their raw form can be generally useful, but its specific functions cannot be gotten without proper optimization. Various researchers have, dedicated their time to proper optimization of the numerous nanorods that are available in order to find an optimum result science. This course scans through the birth, processing as well as the highly valued application of nanorods.
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