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Patterned Nanowires of Se and Corresponding Metal Chalcogenides from Patterned Amorphous Se Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Ma Renzhi,
Wang Yang,
Mallouk Thomas E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200801190
Subject(s) - nanowire , nucleation , amorphous solid , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , materials science , crystallography , chemistry , organic chemistry
An ordered assembly of amorphous Se nanoparticles is observed on photolithographically patterned substrates. In situ nucleation/growth of crystalline t‐Se nanowires and topotactic transformation into Ag 2 Se and CdSe nanowires (see image) occur from the patterned a‐Se islands.