Atomic Structure of Ultrathin Gold Nanowires

• Published in: Nano letters Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 3078 - 3084
• Main Authors: Yu, Yi, Cui, Fan, Sun, Jianwei, Yang, Peidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 11.05.2016
• Subjects: aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; coalescence; defect; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; strain; surface ligand; ultrathin Au nanowires; strain; aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; defect; coalescence; surface ligand; Ultrathin Au nanowires

Understanding of the atomic structure and stability of nanowires (NWs) is critical for their applications in nanotechnology, especially when the diameter of NWs reduces to ultrathin scale (1–2 nm). Here, using aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (AC-HRTEM), we repor...