Oriented Growth of Gold Nanowires on MoS₂

devices. Morphologies of the metal nanostructures should be taken into consideration to maximize the properties of the metal surface. In general, morphologies such as spheres (particles), [ 1d , 4 ] platelets (squares, triangles etc), [ 1c,e ] and vertically aligned pillars [ 5 ] have been systematically generated. Since the interface of the junction is often a 2D crystalline plane with high symmetry, growth of anisotropic shapes, such as horizontal nanowires (NWs), on the plane can be diffi cult. Previously, in-plane oriented epitaxial growth of Si, [ 6 ] metal oxide, [ 7 ] and III–V NWs [ 8 ]