Open AccessIon beam irradiation‐induced nano‐welding of Ag nanowires
Author(s) -
Shehla Honey,
Ishaq Ahmad,
Khan Yaqoob,
Javed Iqbal,
Saira Riaz,
Shahzad Naseem,
Maaza Malik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2015.0054
Subject(s) - nanowire , transmission electron microscopy , materials science , welding , irradiation , scanning electron microscope , fabrication , nano , ion beam , electron beam welding , focused ion beam , proton , ion , nanotechnology , diffraction , acceleration voltage , optoelectronics , optics , cathode ray , composite material , electron , chemistry , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics
Here, an MeV proton beam irradiation‐induced nano‐welding technique to fabricate X‐, Y‐, II‐ and T‐shapes molecular junctions between silver nanowires using high proton beam current is demonstrated. Transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction revealed that nano‐welding of Ag‐NWs is successfully achieved with stable crystal structure. Nano‐welding process and corresponding large‐scale fabrication of networks are discussed.