Fabrication of ultrathin CuO nanowires augmenting oriented attachment crystal growth directed self-assembly of Cu(OH)<sub>2</sub> colloidal nanocrystals
Gayani Pathiraja, Ryan Yarbrough, Hemali Rathnayake
Abstract
Augmenting the oriented attachment (OA) crystal growth phenomena, the fabrication of ultrathin CuO nanowires is demonstrated from self-assembled one-dimensional (1D) nanowires of Cu(OH)<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals for the first time.
Topics & Concepts
NanocrystalNanowireFabricationMaterials scienceNanotechnologyColloidColloidal crystalCrystal growthSelf-assemblyChemical engineeringCrystallographyChemistryEngineeringMedicineAlternative medicinePathologyCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties