Growth of In₂O₃ Nanowires Catalyzed by Cu via a Solid-Liquid-Solid Mechanism

In₂O₃ nanowires that are 10-50 nm in diameter and several hundred nanometers to micrometers in length have been synthesized by simply annealing Cu-In compound at a relatively low temperature of 550°C. The catalysis of Cu on the growth of In₂O₃ nanowires is investigated. It is believed that the growt...

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Published inNanoscale research letters Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 898 - 903
Main Authors Chen, Guanbi, Wang, Lei, Sheng, Xia, Liu, Hongjuan, Pi, Xiaodong, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Li, Dongsheng, Yang, Deren
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States New York : Springer-Verlag 27.03.2010
BioMed Central Ltd
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Cu catalyzed
In2O3 nanowire
In₂O₃ nanowire
SLS
SLS
PL
Cu catalyzed
In2O3 nanowire
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Summary:In₂O₃ nanowires that are 10-50 nm in diameter and several hundred nanometers to micrometers in length have been synthesized by simply annealing Cu-In compound at a relatively low temperature of 550°C. The catalysis of Cu on the growth of In₂O₃ nanowires is investigated. It is believed that the growth of In₂O₃ nanowires is via a solid-liquid-solid (SLS) mechanism. Moreover, photoluminescence (PL) peaks of In₂O₃ nanowires at 412 and 523 nm were observed at room temperature, and their mechanism is also discussed.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-010-9581-6
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X
1556-276X
DOI:10.1186/1556-276X-5-898