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Synthesis of ultra-long and highly oriented silicon oxide nanowires from liquid alloys

  • B. Zheng*
  • , Y. Wu
  • , P. Yang
  • , J. Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Long and highly ordered amorphous silicon oxide nanowires (see Figure) have been prepared in bulk quantities by these authors. The wires formed on a Ga ball placed on top of a Si wafer, which acted as a source for the nanowires, in a quartz tube. The growth can be explained by dissolution of Si in molten Ga, followed by oxidation to SiO2, which induces the precipitation of the wires.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)122-124
Number of pages3
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jan 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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