Growth of Au nanowires at the interface of air/water

Zhichuan Xu, Chengmin Shen, Shouheng Sun*, H. J. Gao

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Abstract

Au nanowires were produced at the interface of air/water by immersing a Au coated platinum tip into the growth solution containing CTAB, HA uCl4, and ascorbic acid. The Au coating layer is composed of 10-30 nm Au islands and these Au islands initiated the growth of Au crystals, which further produced Au nanowires via the template effect of the aligned cationic surfactant CTAB monolayer at the interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15196-15200
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume113
Issue number34
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 27 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Energy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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