title: Self-organized hierarchical ZnS/SiO(2) nanowire heterostructures.
abstract: Novel hierarchical heterostructures formed by wrapping ZnS nanowires with highly dense SiO(2) nanowires were successfully synthesized by a vapor-liquid-solid process. The as-synthesized products were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer. Studies indicate that a typical hierarchical ZnS/SiO(2) heterostructure consists of a single-crystalline ZnS nanowire (core) with diameter gradually decreasing from several hundred nanometers to 20 nm and adjacent amorphous SiO(2) nanowires (branches) with diameters of about 20 nm. A possible growth mechanism was also proposed for the growth of the hierarchical heterostructures.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. SHEN.Guozhen@nims.go.jp
authors.forename: Guozhen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Chengchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Golberg