Gonzalez-Martinez IG, Gemming T, Mendes R, Bachmatiuk A, Bezugly V, Kunstmann J, Eckert J, Cuniberti G, Rummeli MH (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Book Volume: 6
Article Number: 22524
DOI: 10.1038/srep22524
The catalyst-assisted nucleation and growth mechanisms for many kinds of nanowires and nanotubes are pretty well understood. At times, though, 1D nanostructures form without a catalyst and the argued growth modes have inconsistencies. One such example is the catalyst-free growth of aluminium borate nanowires. Here we develop an in-situ catalyst-free room temperature growth route for aluminium nanowires using the electron beam in a transmission electron microscope. We provide strong experimental evidence that supports a formation process that can be viewed as a phase transition in which the generation of free-volume induced by the electron beam irradiation enhances the atomic mobility within the precursor material. The enhanced atomic mobility and specific features of the crystal structure of Al
APA:
Gonzalez-Martinez, I.G., Gemming, T., Mendes, R., Bachmatiuk, A., Bezugly, V., Kunstmann, J.,... Rummeli, M.H. (2016). In-situ Quasi-Instantaneous e-beam Driven Catalyst-Free Formation of Crystalline Aluminum Borate Nanowires. Scientific Reports, 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22524
MLA:
Gonzalez-Martinez, Ignacio G., et al. "In-situ Quasi-Instantaneous e-beam Driven Catalyst-Free Formation of Crystalline Aluminum Borate Nanowires." Scientific Reports 6 (2016).
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