Synthesis of tin catalyzed silicon and germanium nanowires in a solvent--vapor system and optimization of the seed/nanowire interface for dual lithium cycling

Hugh Geaney; Emma Mullane; Tadhg Kennedy; Calum Dickinson; Kevin M. Ryan

doi:10.1021/cm400367v

Synthesis of tin catalyzed silicon and germanium nanowires in a solvent--vapor system and optimization of the seed/nanowire interface for dual lithium cycling

Hugh Geaney
, Emma Mullane
, Tadhg Kennedy
, Calum Dickinson
, Kevin M. Ryan

Department of Chemical Sciences

University of Limerick

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Abstract

Silicon and germanium nanowires are grown in high density directly from a tin layer evaporated on stainless steel. The nanowires are formed in low cost glassware apparatus using the vapor phase of a high boiling point organic solvent as the growth medium. HRTEM, DFSTEM, EELS, and EDX analysis show the NWs are single crystalline with predominant âŸ̈111âŸ

Original language	English (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)	1816-1822
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemistry of Materials
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cm400367v
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2013

Keywords

energy storage
germanium
lithium battery anodes
nanowire
silicon
tin catalyst

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Synthesis of tin catalyzed silicon and germanium nanowires in a solvent--vapor system and optimization of the seed/nanowire interface for dual lithium cycling

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