title: Facile synthesis of freestanding Si nanowire arrays by one-step template-free electro-deoxidation of SiO2 in a molten salt.
abstract: This communication presents a novel kind of silicon nanomaterial: freestanding Si nanowire arrays (Si NWAs), which are synthesized facilely by one-step template-free electro-deoxidation of SiO2 in molten CaCl2. The self-assembling growth process of this material is also investigated preliminarily.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 116023 Dalian, China.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Pinliang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lijian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010316:Particle Size; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012492:Salts; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D002122:Calcium Chloride; D012825:Silicon