title: Ordering Ag nanowire arrays by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on solid surface.
abstract: Large-area Ag nanowires are ordered by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on a wettable solid surface. Compared with other nanowires orientation methods, radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires in a large ring region are obtained in an extremely short time. Furthermore, the radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires are transferred and aligned into one direction. Based on the hydrodynamics, the coactions among the microfluid, gravity effect and the adhesion of substrate on the orientation of the Ag nanowires are clearly revealed. This spreading method opens an efficient way for extreme economic, efficient and "green" way for commercial producing ordered nanowire arrays.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Ruiqiang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: 1] State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China [2] Suzhou Institute, North China Electric Power University, Suzhou 215123, China.
authors.forename: Meicheng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150006, China.
authors.forename: Jinjer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Yingfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Mwenya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trevor