Open AccessGrowth of polygonal rings and wires of CuS on structured surfaces
Author(s) -
Yolanda Vasquez,
Erin M. Fenton,
Victoria F. Chernow,
Joanna Aizenberg
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
crystengcomm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 132
ISSN - 1466-8033
DOI - 10.1039/c0ce00499e
Subject(s) - nucleation , covellite , materials science , deposition (geology) , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemical engineering , metallurgy , chemistry , copper , chalcopyrite , organic chemistry , engineering , paleontology , sediment , biology
Polygonal rings and microwires of covellite-type CuS were grown on micropillar arrays using chemical bath deposition and characterized by SEM, TEM, and XRD. A growth mechanism involving heterogeneous nucleation of CuS spheres at the micropillar tips, followed by their self-assembly into wires, is proposed.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom