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Diffusion-facilitated fabrication of gold-decorated Zn2SiO 4 nanotubes by a one-step solid-state reaction

  • Yang Yang
  • , Ren Bin Yang
  • , Hong Jin Fan
  • , Roland Scholz
  • , Zhipeng Huang
  • , Andreas Berger
  • , Yong Qin
  • , Mato Knez
  • , Ulrich Gösele
  • Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
  • Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) A ZnO-Au-SiO2 sandwich nanowire structure has been used to fabricate Zn2SiO4 nanotubes with inlaid gold nanocrystallites on the outer surface. The thin gold interlayer not only acts as a precursor for the gold nanocrystallites, but also facilitates the Kirkendall voids at the ZnO-SiO2 interface and then accelerates the formation of the Zn2SiO4 nanotubes (see picture).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1442-1446
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Core-shell materials
  • Gold
  • Interfacial reactions
  • Nanotubes
  • Solid-state structures

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