Tuning the characteristics of electrochemically fabricated gold nanowires

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5659-5666

  Karim, S ^a   Ensinger, W ^b   Cornelius, T W ^c   Khan, E U ^d   Neumann, R ^c  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^d CIIT ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Gold; Nanowires; Template method; Texture

Indexed keywords

CONICAL GEOMETRIES; ETCHED ION TRACKS; GOLD NANOWIRES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; OVERVOLTAGE; POTENTIOSTATIC; PULSE DEPOSITIONS; SURFACE ENERGIES; TEMPLATE METHOD;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; TEXTURES; WIRE;

NANOWIRES;

GOLD; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 58149268978     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.258     Document Type: Article

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