title: Solution-liquid-solid (SLS) growth of silicon nanowires.
abstract: Here we report the solution-liquid-solid (SLS) synthesis of silicon (Si) nanowires. Nanowires are grown by trisilane (Si3H8) decomposition in a high boiling solvent, octacosane (C28H58) or squalane (C30H62), in the presence of either Au or Bi nanocrystals. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a colloidal synthetic route carried out in a solvent at atmospheric pressure that provides crystalline Si nanowires in large quantities.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Materials Institute, and Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1062, USA.
authors: Andrew T
authors: AT
authors: Heitsch
authors: Dayne D
authors: DD
authors: Fanfair
authors: Hsing-Yu
authors: HY
authors: Tuan
authors: Brian A
authors: BA
authors: Korgel