Large-scale fabrication of single crystalline tin nanowire arrays

Nanoscale. 2010 Sep;2(9):1661-4. doi: 10.1039/c0nr00206b. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

Abstract

Large-scale single crystalline tin nanowire arrays with preferred lattice orientation along the [100] direction were fabricated in porous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) membranes by the electrodeposition method using copper nanorod as a second electrode.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Oxide / chemistry
  • Copper / chemistry
  • Crystallization
  • Electrodes
  • Electroplating
  • Nanowires / chemistry*
  • Nanowires / ultrastructure
  • Porosity
  • Tin / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Tin
  • Copper
  • Aluminum Oxide