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Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams.

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Wiley, BJ; Wang, Z; Wei, J; Yin, Y; Cobden, DH; Xia, Y
Published in: Nano letters
October 2006

By slowing the rate of atomic addition to singly twinned seeds, we have grown silver nanobeams with lengths of 3-30 mum, widths ranging from 17 to 70 nm, and a width to thickness ratio of 1.4. The well-defined dimensions, smooth surface, and crystallinity of nanobeams make them promising candidates for studying the effects of size on electron transport. With a simple method that allows rapid characterization of single nanobeams, we find that even the thinnest nanobeams largely retain the low resistivity of bulk silver. Nanobeams can support remarkably high current densities of up to 2.6 x 10(8) A cm(-2) before the conduction path is broken by the formation of a nanogap.

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Nano letters

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1530-6992

ISSN

1530-6984

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

6

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2273 / 2278

Related Subject Headings

  • Silver
  • Particle Size
  • Nanotubes
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Materials Testing
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Crystallization
 

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Wiley, B. J., Wang, Z., Wei, J., Yin, Y., Cobden, D. H., & Xia, Y. (2006). Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams. Nano Letters, 6(10), 2273–2278. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl061705n
Wiley, Benjamin J., Zenghui Wang, Jiang Wei, Yadong Yin, David H. Cobden, and Younan Xia. “Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams.Nano Letters 6, no. 10 (October 2006): 2273–78. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl061705n.
Wiley BJ, Wang Z, Wei J, Yin Y, Cobden DH, Xia Y. Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams. Nano letters. 2006 Oct;6(10):2273–8.
Wiley, Benjamin J., et al. “Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams.Nano Letters, vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 2006, pp. 2273–78. Epmc, doi:10.1021/nl061705n.
Wiley BJ, Wang Z, Wei J, Yin Y, Cobden DH, Xia Y. Synthesis and electrical characterization of silver nanobeams. Nano letters. 2006 Oct;6(10):2273–2278.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nano letters

DOI

EISSN

1530-6992

ISSN

1530-6984

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

6

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2273 / 2278

Related Subject Headings

  • Silver
  • Particle Size
  • Nanotubes
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Materials Testing
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Crystallization