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Ambient Template‐Directed Synthesis of Single‐Crystalline Alkaline‐Earth Metal Fluoride Nanowires
Author(s) -
Mao Y.,
Zhang F.,
Wong S. S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200600358
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , alkaline earth metal , fluoride , polycarbonate , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , metal , luminescence , doping , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , optoelectronics , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , engineering
A facile and mild means of controllably preparing a series of single‐crystalline alkaline‐earth metal fluoride nanowires of reproducible shape and varying sizes (see figure) using a simple, room‐temperature approach has been developed. This approach is based on the use of readily commercially available polycarbonate template membranes. The favorable luminescence properties of the doped nanowires imply their possible incorporation into functional nanoscale devices.