Solution−Liquid−Solid (SLS) Growth of Silicon Nanowires

Here we report the solution−liquid−solid (SLS) synthesis of silicon (Si) nanowires. Nanowires are grown by trisilane (Si3H8) decomposition in a high boiling solvent, octacosane (C28H58) or squalane (C30H62), in the presence of either Au or Bi nanocrystals. To our knowledge, this is the first report...

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Published inJournal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 130; no. 16; pp. 5436 - 5437
Main Authors Heitsch, Andrew T, Fanfair, Dayne D, Tuan, Hsing-Yu, Korgel, Brian A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 23.04.2008
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Summary:Here we report the solution−liquid−solid (SLS) synthesis of silicon (Si) nanowires. Nanowires are grown by trisilane (Si3H8) decomposition in a high boiling solvent, octacosane (C28H58) or squalane (C30H62), in the presence of either Au or Bi nanocrystals. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a colloidal synthetic route carried out in a solvent at atmospheric pressure that provides crystalline Si nanowires in large quantities.
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Au/Si and Bi/Si phase diagrams, experimental details, and EDS, TEM, and SEM of wires synthesized under various reaction conditions. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja8011353