Pristine, adherent ultrathin gold nanowires on substrates and between pre-defined contacts via a wet chemical route

• DOI: 10.1039/c1nr11264c
• Publication Date: 2011-12-02T18:34:02Z
• Authors: Paromita Kundu; U. Chandni; Arindam Ghosh; N. Ravishankar
• Keywords: Macromolecular Substances; Surface Properties; Materials Research Centre; Physics; Molecular Conformation; 01 natural sciences; Nanostructures; 0104 chemical sciences; Solutions; Materials Testing; Gold; Particle Size; Crystallization

We demonstrate a simple strategy of obtaining clean, ultrathin single crystal Au nanowires on substrates and interconnecting pre-defined contacts with an insight into the growth mechanism. The pristine nature enables electron transport measurement through such ultrathin wires and opens up possibilities of exploring its properties for a wide range of applications.