title: Facile and green fabrication of organic single-crystal hollow micro/nanostructures.
abstract: Under high humidity and appropriate temperature, tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3) solid micro/nanostructures may be etched into hollow structures and still retain their crystalline structures and surface morphologies. The shapes and sizes of the hollow structures are easily adjusted by varying the experimental parameters. Throughout the entire process, water is introduced into the system instead of organic or corrosive solvents, making this method convenient and environmentally friendly; it can also be extended to application in other materials such as TCNQ.
authors.affiliation: Nano-organic Photoelectronic Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yingzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiujuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang