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Restructuring of ultra-thin branches in multi-nucleated silicon nanowires

  • Youjin V. Lee ORCID logo , Lingyuan Meng ORCID logo , Eleanor Ostroff ORCID logo and Bozhi Tian

    Dr. Bozhi Tian received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Fudan University. Shanghai, China, and the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry from Harvard University in 2010. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, his current research focuses on the semiconductor-enabled understanding of subcellular biophysics, as well as studies of dynamics at soft-hard interfaces. He is an awardee for the 2011 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists.

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Published/Copyright: August 17, 2020
Pure and Applied Chemistry
From the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume 92 Issue 12

Abstract

The synthetic tunability of semiconductor nanowires has enabled researchers to apply these materials in a variety of applications from energy harvesting to biological stimulation. One of the most intensely researched areas is the synthesis of branched nanowires, or nano-tree structures, owing to their high surface area. In this paper, we present a synthetic protocol that enables the growth of ultra-thin nanowire branches on a primary nanowire. Specifically, the method yields tightly distributed branches, whose locality is unique to our method. We furthermore induce the transformation of these branches into spheroidal superstructures. We explain how an Ostwald ripening-like mechanism can account for such a transformation. We suggest how our method can expand the synthetic toolset of branched nanowires, thus enabling the development of applications.

Keywords: branching; Diamond Jubilee Issue; nanowires; Ostwald ripening; restructuring; synthesis

Article note: A collection of peer-reviewed articles by past winners of the IUPAC and IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Corresponding author: Bozhi Tian, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; and The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,

About the author

Bozhi Tian

Dr. Bozhi Tian received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Fudan University. Shanghai, China, and the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry from Harvard University in 2010. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, his current research focuses on the semiconductor-enabled understanding of subcellular biophysics, as well as studies of dynamics at soft-hard interfaces. He is an awardee for the 2011 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists.

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The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0602).

Published Online: 2020-08-17
Published in Print: 2020-12-16

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https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0602
Keywords for this article
branching; Diamond Jubilee Issue; nanowires; Ostwald ripening; restructuring; synthesis

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  2. In this issue
  3. Preface
  4. Pure and Applied Chemistry Diamond Jubilee Issue
  5. Invited papers
  6. Harnessing host–guest interactions to control structure at the nanoscale
  7. Corrole photochemistry
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  10. Electrochemical flow systems enable renewable energy industrial chain of CO2 reduction
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