title: Selective growth of ag nanowires on Si(111) surfaces by electroless deposition.
abstract: Electroless deposition of Ag on atomically flat H-terminated Si(111) surfaces in aqueous alkaline solutions containing Ag ions produced two different sizes of Ag nanowires along atomic step edges: (1) a narrow nanowire of 10 nm in width and 0.5 nm in height and (2) a wide nanowire of 35 nm in width and 11 nm in height. The narrow and wide nanowires were formed by immersion in the solutions containing less than 1 ppb and 8 ppm dissolved-oxygen concentrations, respectively. This result indicates that the dissolved oxygen initiates the formation of Ag nucleation sites and that the fabrication method has a possibility of controlling the size of Ag nanowires.
authors.forename: Norio
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authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: Naoyuki
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authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hidenobu
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authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazushi
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authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Satoshi
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authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Ryu
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authors.lastname: Hasunuma
authors.forename: Kikuo
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authors.lastname: Yamabe