Abstract
Large-scale cupric oxide (CuO) nanowires have been synthesized by thermal evaporating copper foils in O2 ambient at the temperatures from 300°C to 900°C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed on the study of the CuO nanowires. XRD studies reveal the possibility of two-steps of nanowire formation; HRTEM image shows the bicrystal structure of the nanowire; SEM studies indicate the relationship between the morphology of the prepared nanowires and the growth conditions. The growth of the nanowires seems to be vapor-solid (VS) mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 130-135 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Crystal Growth |
Volume | 260 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- A1. Nanostructures
- A1. Vapor-solid model
- B1. Oxides
- B2. Semiconducting materials