Nano Express
Growth of In2O3 Nanowires Catalyzed by Cu via a Solid–Liquid–Solid Mechanism
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People’s Republic of China
Nanoscale Research Letters 2010, 5:898-903 doi:10.1007/s11671-010-9581-6
Published: 27 March 2010Abstract
In2O3 nanowires that are 10–50 nm in diameter and several hundred nanometers to micrometers in length have been synthesized by simply annealing Cu–In compound at a relatively low temperature of 550°C. The catalysis of Cu on the growth of In2O3 nanowires is investigated. It is believed that the growth of In2O3 nanowires is via a solid–liquid–solid (SLS) mechanism. Moreover, photoluminescence (PL) peaks of In2O3 nanowires at 412 and 523 nm were observed at room temperature, and their mechanism is also discussed.
