期刊
NANO LETTERS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 234-239出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl203385u
关键词
Copper; nanowire; nanotube; screw dislocation; supersaturation; reduction-oxidation
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资金
- NSF [DMR-1106184]
- Sloan Research Fellowship
- Research Corporation SciaLog Award
- Honeywell University
Copper (Cu) nanowires (NWs) are inexpensive conducting nanomaterials intensively explored for transparent conducting electrodes and other applications. However, the mechanism for solution growth of Cu NWs remains elusive so far. Here we show that the one-dimensional anisotropic growth of Cu NWs and nanotubes (NTs) in solution is driven by axial screw dislocations. All three types of evidence for dislocation-driven growth have been conclusively observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques: rigorous two beam TEM analysis that conclusively characterizes the dislocations in the NWs to be pure screw dislocations along < 110 > direction, twist contour analysis that confirms the presence of Eshelby twist associated with the dislocation, and the observation of spontaneously formed hollow NTs. The reduction-oxidation (redox) electrochemical reaction forming the Cu NWs presents new chemistry for controlling supersaturation to promote dislocation-driven NW growth. Using this understanding to intentionally manipulate the supersaturation, we have further improved the NW growth by using a continuous flow reactor to yield longer Cu NWs under much milder chemical conditions. The rational synthesis of Cu NWs with control over size and geometry will facilitate their applications.
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