A surface curvature oscillation model for vapour-liquid-solid growth of periodic one-dimensional nanostructures

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Hui ^a   Wang, Jian Tao ^a   Cao, Ze Xian ^b   Zhang, Wen Jun ^c   Lee, Chun Sing ^c   Lee, Shuit Tong ^d   Zhang, Xiao Hong ^a,d  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

CURVATURE; DESIGN; MODEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERIODICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; LIQUID; OSCILLATION; SOLID; SURFACE CURVATURE OSCILLATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR; VAPOUR LIQUID SOLID GROWTH;

EID: 84924560079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7412     Document Type: Article

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