A simple and fast technique to grow free-standing germanium nanotubes and core-shell structures from room temperature ionic liquids

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-158

  Lahiri, Abhishek ^a   Willert, Anne ^a   Abedin, Sherif Zein El ^a,b   Endres, Frank ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Germanium; Ionic liquids; Nanotubes; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; FAST TECHNIQUES; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS; TEMPLATE-ASSISTED ELECTRODEPOSITIONS;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; GERMANIUM; NANOTUBES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84892701349     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.084     Document Type: Article

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