Growth of In2O3 Nanowires Catalyzed by Cu via a Solid-Liquid-Solid Mechanism.
In2O3 nanowires that are 10-50 nm in diameter and several hundred nanometers to micrometers in length have been synthesized by simply annealing Cu-In compound at a relatively low temperature of 550°C. The catalysis of Cu on the growth of In2O3 nanowires is investigated. It is believed that the growth of In2O3 nanowires is via a solid-liquid-solid (SLS) mechanism. Moreover, photoluminescence (PL) peaks of In2O3 nanowires at 412 and 523 nm were observed at room temperature, and their mechanism is also discussed.
Chen
Guanbi
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State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China. phy_wangl@dial.zju.edu.cn.
Wang
Lei
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Sheng
Xia
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Liu
Hongjuan
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Pi
Xiaodong
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Zhang
Yuanyuan
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Li
Dongsheng
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Yang
Deren
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