Stress-induced phase transformation and optical coupling of silver nanoparticle superlattices into mechanically stable nanowires

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Binsong ^a   Wen, Xiaodong ^b,c   Li, Ruipeng ^d   Wang, Zhongwu ^d   Clem, Paul G ^a   Fan, Hongyou ^a,e  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SYNFUELS CHINA CO   (China)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOWIRE; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GRAIN BOUNDARY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; OPTICS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84903445510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5179     Document Type: Article

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