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Title: Pentatwinned Cu Nanowires with Ultrathin Diameters below 20 nm and Their Use as Templates for the Synthesis of Au-Based Nanotubes

Journal Article · · ChemNanoMat
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  1. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; Wuhan Univ. (China). Key Lab. of Analytical Chemistry Biology and Medicine, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
  2. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.
  4. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  5. Wuhan Univ. (China). Key Lab. of Analytical Chemistry Biology and Medicine, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
  6. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Here, we report a one-pot method for the facile synthesis of Cu nanowires in high purity, together with ultrathin diameters well below 20 nm. Selected area electron diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy studies confirm that the Cu nanowires are grown along the <110> direction to give pentatwinned, one-dimensional nanostructures, enclosed by five {100} facets on the side surface. A systematic study further indicates that it is critical to conduct the synthesis under an argon atmosphere in order to improve the purity and uniformity of the nanowires while keeping their diameters thinner than 20 nm. Finally, we demonstrate the use of these nanowires as sacrificial templates for the synthesis of Au-based nanotubes through a galvanic replacement process.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; DMR-1506018
OSTI ID:
1412645
Report Number(s):
BNL-114322-2017-JA; R&D Project: MA015MACA; KC0201010
Journal Information:
ChemNanoMat, Vol. 3, Issue 3; ISSN 2199-692X
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 20 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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