title: Electrical and optical properties of binary CNx nanocone arrays synthesized by plasma-assisted reaction deposition.
abstract: Light-absorbing and electrically conductive binary CNx nanocone (CNNC) arrays have been fabricated using a glow discharge plasma-assisted reaction deposition method. The intact CNNCs with amorphous structure and central nickel-filled pipelines could be vertically and neatly grown on nickel-covered substrates according to the catalyst-leading mode. The morphologies and composition of the as-grown CNNC arrays can be well controlled by regulating the methane/nitrogen mixture inlet ratio, and their optical absorption and resistivity strongly depend on their morphologies and composition. Beside large specific surface area, the as-grown CNNC arrays demonstrate high wideband absorption, good conduction, and nice wettability to polymer absorbers.
authors.forename: Xujun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Leilei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Xiaoniu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jiada
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China. ningxu@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xu