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- Title
A novel facile synthesis and characterization of molybdenum nanowires.
- Authors
Kovic, Andrej; Znidarsic, Andrej; Jesih, Adolf; Mrzel, Ales; Gaberscek, Miran; Hassanien, Abdou
- Abstract
We describe a straightforward technique to synthesize pure Mo nanowires (NWs) from Mo6SyIz (8,2 <y + z ≤ 10) NWs as precursor templates. The structural transformations occur when Mo6SyIz NWs are annealed in Ar/H2 mixture leading to the formation of pure Mo NWs with similar structures as initial morphologies. Detailed microscopic characterizations show that large diameters (>15 nm) Mo NWs are highly porous, while small diameters (<7 nm) are made of solid nanocrystalline grains. We find NW of diameter 4 nm can carry up to 30 μA current without suffering structural degradation. Moreover, NWs can be elastically deformed over several cycles without signs of plastic deformation.
- Publication
Nanoscale research letters, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 1, p567
- ISSN
1556-276X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1556-276X-7-567