Synthesis of substrate-bound Au nanowires via an active surface growth mechanism

• Main Authors: Wang, Xinglong, Wu, Xuesong, He, Jiating, Tao, Xiaolin, Li, Hongyan, Zhao, Gui, Wang, Yawen, Chen, Hongyu
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Metal Nanowire; DRNTU::Science::Chemistry; Gold
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89758; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46508
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Advancing synthetic capabilities is important for the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The synthesis of nanowires has always been a challenge, as it requires asymmetric growth of symmetric crystals. Here, we report a distinctive synthesis of substrate-bound Au nanowires. This template-...