Self-assembled shape- and orientation-controlled synthesis of nanoscale Cu3Si triangles, squares, and wires

• Main Authors: Wang, Junling, Zhang, Zhou, Wong, Lai Mun, Ong, Hock Guan, Wang, Xin Jiao, Wang, Shijie, Chen, Hongyu, Wu, Tom
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94524; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7424
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Controlling shape and orientation is important for the synthesis of functional nanomaterials. In this work, nanoscale Cu3Si triangles, squares, and wires have been grown on Si(111), (100), and (110) substrates, respectively, through a template-free Au-nanoparticle-assisted vapor transport method. Th...