Abnormal in-plane epitaxy and formation mechanism of vertically aligned Au nanopillars in self-assembled CeO<sub>2</sub>–Au metamaterial systems
Juanjuan Lu, Di Zhang, Robynne L. Paldi, Zihao He, Ping Lu, Julia Deitz, Ahmad A. Ahmad, Hongyi Dou, Xuejing Wang, Juncheng Liu, Zedong Hu, Bo Yang, X. Zhang, Anter El–Azab, Haiyan Wang
Abstract
, has been found to be a quantitative measure of the balance between kinetics and thermodynamics during the depositions of VANs. All these findings provide valuable information in the understanding of the VAN formation mechanisms and related morphology tuning.
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NanopillarMaterials scienceMetamaterialEpitaxyMechanism (biology)OptoelectronicsNanotechnologyNanostructureLayer (electronics)PhysicsQuantum mechanicsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applicationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions