Eshelby twist and magic helical zinc oxide nanowires and nanotubes.

Formation of chiral branched nanowires by the Eshelby Twist.

Manipulating the morphology of inorganic nanostructures, such as their chirality and branching structure, has been actively pursued as a means of controlling their electrical, optical and mechanical properties. Notable examples of chiral inorganic nanostructures include carbon nanotubes, gold multishell nanowires, mesoporous nanowires and helical nanowires. Branched nanostructures have also bee...

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanowires Zinc Oxide with Different Temperatures

Dislocation-driven nanowire growth and Eshelby twist.

Hierarchical nanostructures of lead sulfide nanowires resembling pine trees were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. Structural characterization revealed a screwlike dislocation in the nanowire trunks with helically rotating epitaxial branch nanowires. It is suggested that the screw component of an axial dislocation provides the self-perpetuating steps to enable one-dimensional crystal gr...

Theme issue: inorganic nanotubes and nanowires

Nanotubes, nanowires and nanobelts are important one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterials that are the foundation for nanoscience and nanotechnology (Fig. 1a). 1D nanomaterials have important applications in electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, biomedical science, environmental science, green energy and advanced defence technologies. This themed issue on inorganic 1D nanomaterials gathers papers ab...

Photocatalytic Segmented Nanowires and Single-step Iron Oxide Nanotube Synthesis: Templated Electrodeposition as all-round Tool

Templated electrodeposition was used to synthesize silver-zinc oxide nanowires and iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanotubes in polycarbonate track etched (PCTE) membranes. Metal/oxide segmented nanowires were made to produce hydrogen gas from a water/methanol mixture under ultraviolet irradiation. It was observed that gas production increased during irradiation. Iron oxide nanotubes were synthesized via a ...