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Gold bead-strings in silica nanowires: a simple diffusion model

Date

Authors

Fletcher, Neville H.

Elliman, Robert

Kim, Tae-Hyun

Publisher

Institute of Physics Publishing

Abstract

Silica nanowires grown from gold droplets deposited on the surface of a silicon crystal sometimes develop within them a regular series of gold beads distributed along the wire axis in what is often called either a bead-string or a pea-pod structure. This

Keywords

Keywords: Diffusion limiteds; Diffusion models; Diffusion process; Growth process; New models; Numerical calculations; Rayleigh instabilities; Silica nanowires; Silicon crystals; Spherical shapes; Surface free energies; Crystal structure; Diffusion; Electric wire;

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49956

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Nanotechnology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1088/0957-4484/20/8/085613

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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