title: Silver nanowires growth via branch fragmentation of electrochemically grown silver dendrites.
abstract: We have demonstrated a new protocol of synthesizing Ag nanowires via an electrochemical Ostwald ripening (OR) driven branch fragmentation mechanism; the branching rate of the Ag nanowires is significantly decreased by means of an electrodeposition under a strong applied-potential, following a relaxation process.
authors.affiliation: School of Science, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shann Xi, 710049, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jixiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krupke
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: Bingjun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D004595:Electroplating; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver