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Fabrication of nanostructure via self-assembly of nanowires within the AAO template
Nanoscale Research Letters volume 2, Article number: 34 (2007)
Abstract
The novel nanostructures are fabricated by the spatial chemical modification of nanowires within the anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. To make the nanowires better dispersion in the aqueous solution, the copper is first deposited to fill the dendrite structure at the bottom of template. During the process of self-assembly, the dithiol compound was used as the connector between the nanowires and nanoparticles by a self-assembly method. The nanostructures of the nano cigars and structure which is containing particles junction are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These kinds of novel nanostructure will be the building blocks for nanoelectronic and nanophotonic devices.
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This work was financially supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
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Wang, Z., Brust, M. Fabrication of nanostructure via self-assembly of nanowires within the AAO template. Nanoscale Res Lett 2, 34 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11671-006-9026-4
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Keywords
- Self-assembly
- AAO template
- Nanostruture
- TEM
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