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Growth and Optical Properties of Self-Organized Au2Si Nanospheres Pea-Podded in a Silicon Oxide Nanowire

✍ Scribed by J.S. Wu; S. Dhara; C.T. Wu; K.H. Chen; Y.F. Chen; L.C. Chen


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
205 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0935-9648

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✦ Synopsis


Silicon‐based nanowires with embedded self‐assembled chains of gold silicide nanospheres (Au~2~Si@SiONW) have been prepared by annealing Si/Au bilayers. The diameter, number density, and length of the wires can be controlled by adjusting the bilayer thickness. The composite material displayed a new sharp photoluminescence peak thought to result from inter‐band transitions in the “pea‐podded” (see Figure) gold silicide crystals.