Chemical synthesis of gold nanowires in acidic solutions.

Gold catalytic Growth of Germanium Nanowires by chemical vapour deposition method

Germanium nanowires (GeNWs) were synthesized using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) based on vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) mechanism with Au nanoparticles as catalyst and germanium tetrachloride (GeCl4) as a precursor of germanium. Au catalysts were deposited on silicon wafer as a thin film, firstly by sputtering technique and secondly by submerging the silicon substrates in Au colloidal s...

Kinked gold nanowires and their SPR/SERS properties.

We report a facile chemical synthesis of kinked gold nanowires through anisotropic growth along the (111) direction with a high density of twin-plane defects. The resulting kinked gold nanowires exhibited pronounced near-IR absorption and were demonstrated as good SERS substrates.

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanowires Zinc Oxide with Different Temperatures

Biological synthesis of gold nanowires using extract of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata.

An environmentally friendly method using a cell-free extract (CFE) of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata is proposed to synthesize gold nanowires with a network structure. This procedure offers control over the shapes of gold nanoparticles with the change of HAuCl4 concentration. The CFE solutions were added with different concentrations of HAuCl4, resulting in the bioreduction of gold ions and biosynt...

Simple and rapid synthesis of ultrathin gold nanowires, their self-assembly and application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

A simple and one-step method to rapidly synthesize single crystalline ultrathin gold nanowires at room temperature within a few hours has been developed, and the self-assembled ultrathin gold nanowires demonstrated an intriguing application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).