Temperature and chemical bonding-directed self-assembly of cobalt phosphide nanowires in reaction solutions into vertical and horizontal alignments.
The preparation of vertically or horizontally aligned self-assemblies of CoP nanowires is demonstrated for the first time by aging them in the reaction solution for a sufficient time at 20 or 0 °C. This strategy opens up a way for exploring the controlled self-assembly of various highly anisotropic nanostructures into long-range ordered structures with collective properties.
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research 3 Research Link, 117602, Singapore.
Shuang-Yuan
SY
Zhang
Enyi
E
Ye
Shuhua
S
Liu
Suo Hon
SH
Lim
Si Yin
SY
Tee
Zhili
Z
Dong
Ming-Yong
MY
Han
D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012996:Solutions; D003035:Cobalt; C044965:trioctyl phosphine oxide