title: Synthesis of nickel nanowires via electroless nanowire deposition on micropatterned substrates.
abstract: Electroless nanowire deposition on micropatterned substrates (ENDOM) is a promising new technique by which to direct the synthesis and precise placement of metallic nanowires. ENDOM is generally applicable to the preparation of metallic, semiconducting, and even insulating nanowires on technologically relevant substrates, is inexpensive, and can achieve high growth rates. The deposited nanowires are ultralong (centimeters) and can be patterned in arbitrary shapes. We demonstrate ENDOM using the growth of nickel nanowires. By controlling the deposition time, the width of the nanowires can be varied from 200 to 1000 nm and the height can be varied from 7 to 20 nm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road RL10, Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Amy V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Walker