title: Synthesis and structural metastability of CdTe nanowires.
abstract: A new organometallic preparation method is described for CdTe nanowires with a high aspect ratio and a predominantly metastable wurtzite phase. The optical and morphological properties of the resulting nanowires were studied, as well as the influence of elevated temperatures on the crystallographic properties. A phase transition from wurtzite to sphalerite was observed at about 500 degrees C. The results show that the wurtzite phase is stabilized by the synthetic method and the surfactants.
authors.affiliation: Freiburg Materials Research Center, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, Stefan Meier Strasse 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ade
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nann