Nanowires are one of the basic building blocks of the bottom-up approach, for the future, in assembling nanoscale devices, engendering a continuously growing interest in the fabrication of nanowire systems with desirable properties. The present study focuses on the fabrication and characterisation of some typical nanowire systems based on anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates with a view toward potential applications that might emerge from the unique properties of nanowires.