Flow-based solution-liquid-solid nanowire synthesis

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 660-666

  Laocharoensuk, Rawiwan ^a,c   Palaniappan, Kumaranand ^a   Smith, Nickolaus A ^a   Dickerson, Robert M ^b   Werder, Donald J ^a,d   Baldwin, Jon K ^a   Hollingsworth, Jennifer A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIQUID METALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL PRECURSORS; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; MICRO-FLUIDIC REACTORS; NANOWIRE SYNTHESIS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE NANOWIRES; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SURFACTANT SOLUTION;

SOLS;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; QUANTUM DOT; SURFACTANT;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; LIQUID; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

EID: 84883741657     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.149     Document Type: Article

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