Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 2121-2125Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl100661v
Keywords
Gold nanowires; solution synthesis; bending nanowire growth; mechanical disturbance; nanocrystal defect; reverse micelle
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- NSF/DMR [0606264]
- Brown University
- Hitachi Maxell, Ltd
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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The effect of mechanical disturbance on one-dimensional nanocrystal growth in solution phase is investigated by controlled growth of Au nanowires with and without stirring. While a static growth leads to straight, single-crystal Au nanowires, the mechanic disturbance by stirring tends to bend the nanowire growth, yielding nanowire kinks abundant in various types of crystal defects including dislocations, twin boundaries, and grain boundaries. Mechanical modeling and analysis is introduced to elucidate the nanowire growth mechanisms in these two conditions. The provided fundamental understanding of crystal defect formation at nanoscale could be applied to guide the development of advanced nanomaterials with shape control and unique mechanical properties.
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