Ultrathin Au nanowires and their transport properties |
| |
Authors: | Wang Chao Hu Yongjie Lieber Charles M Sun Shouheng |
| |
Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. |
| |
Abstract: | This paper presents a facile synthesis of single-crystalline Au nanowires by reduction of HAuCl4 in oleic acid and oleylamine. The diameter of these micron-meter-long Au nanowires is controlled to be 3 and 9 nm by volume ratio of oleylamine and oleic acid. When linked between two gold electrodes, the 9 nm Au nanowire shows good electron conductivity with its breakdown current density reaching 3.5 x 10(12) A/m2. This demonstrates that the chemically made ultrathin Au nanowires can be used as a molecular-scale interconnect for nanoelectronic applications. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录! |
|