A matsayin wakilin nanomaterials na nau'i-nau'i guda ɗaya, silicon nanowires ba kawai suna da kaddarorin na musamman na semiconductor ba, har ma suna nuna kaddarorin jiki daban-daban kamar fitarwar filin, haɓakar thermal, da bayyane photoluminescence waɗanda suka bambanta da kayan silicon mai girma.Ana amfani da su a nanoelectronic na'urorin da optoelectronics.Na'urori da sabbin hanyoyin samar da makamashi suna da babbar ƙimar aikace-aikace.Mafi mahimmanci, silicon nanowires suna da kyakkyawar dacewa tare da fasahar silicon data kasance kuma don haka suna da babbar damar aikace-aikacen kasuwa.Saboda haka, silicon nanowires sabon abu ne tare da babban yuwuwar aikace-aikacen a fagen nanomaterials mai girma ɗaya.

Silicon nanowires suna da fa'idodi da yawa kamar abokantaka na muhalli, daidaituwar halittu, gyare-gyare mai sauƙi, da dacewa tare da masana'antar semiconductor.

Silicon nanowires kayan aiki ne masu mahimmanci don na'urorin biosensors na semiconductor.A matsayin muhimmin aji na nanomaterials semiconductor na-girma ɗaya, silicon nanowires suna da nasu keɓaɓɓen kaddarorin gani kamar su fluorescence da ultraviolet, kaddarorin lantarki kamar fitar da fili, jigilar lantarki, tafiyar da zafi, babban aikin saman ƙasa, da tasirin tsare adadi.Nano-na'urori irin su transistor tasirin filin aiki mai girma, na'urorin gano lantarki guda ɗaya da na'urorin nunin fili suna da kyakkyawan fata na aikace-aikacen.
Silicon nanowires kuma an yi nazarin ko'ina don aikace-aikace a cikin batura lithium-ion, thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, batir nanowire, da ƙwaƙwalwar da ba ta da ƙarfi.