Lithography-free synthesis of freestanding gold nanoparticle arrays encapsulated within dielectric nanowires

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7610, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hu, Wenchong ^a   Liu, Bangzhi ^b   Dellas, Nicholas S ^b   Eichfeld, Sarah M ^b   Mohney, Suzanne E ^b   Redwing, Joan M ^b   Mayer, Theresa S ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Au enhanced thermal oxidation; Au nanoparticle arrays; Rayleigh instability; Silicon nanowire

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; DIELECTRIC NANOWIRES; GOLD FILM; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GOLD NANOWIRE; GOLD THIN FILMS; GOLD-NANOPARTICLE ARRAYS; IN-SITU ANNEALING; NANOPARTICLE ARRAY; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXYGEN AMBIENT; RAYLEIGH INSTABILITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE NANOWIRES; SILICON NANOWIRES; THERMAL OXIDATION; THERMAL OXIDATION RATES; THERMAL TREATMENT; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID TECHNIQUES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GOLD COATINGS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD;

EID: 77951805816     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.846766     Document Type: Conference Paper

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