A new twist on nanowire formation: Screw-dislocation-driven growth of nanowires and nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1472-1480

  Jin, Song ^a   Bierman, Matthew J ^a   Morin, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1D NANOMATERIALS; HIERARCHICAL NANOSTRUCTURES; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOTUBE FORMATION; NANOWIRE FORMATION; NEW DIMENSIONS; PINE TREES; RATIONAL SYNTHESIS; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID; ZNO;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAPORS; ZINC OXIDE;

SCREW DISLOCATIONS;

EID: 77952020205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100288z     Document Type: Article

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