Title
Water-assisted growth of nano-floret hybrid nanostructures and their application in sensing platforms
Conference Dates
September 8-13, 2019
Abstract
Self-processing (SP) is typically recognized in the context of biological systems. For example, proteins and RNA molecules undergo SP, which includes chemical and structural modifications.
Recently, we developed a new strategy for the synthesis of metal-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures relying on self-processing mechanism which yield complex hybrid nanostructures in one step by triggering a programmable cascade of events that is autonomously executed. The semiconductor-metal hybrid nanostructures obtained resemble the morphology of grass flowers, termed here Nano-floret. Interestingly, water are used during the ‘growth’ process of Nano-florets as a mild etchant for synthesis intiation and progression. The synthesis mechanism was directly followed by in situ and ex situ scanning transmission electron microscopy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyses. Our results indicate that distinct processing steps including localized oxide etch and metal deposition and process termination can be identified similarly to conventional top-down processing sequences.
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Recommended Citation
Roie Yerushalmi, "Water-assisted growth of nano-floret hybrid nanostructures and their application in sensing platforms" in "Nature-Inspired Engineering", Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London, United Kingdom Bharat Bhushan, Ohio State University, USA Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2019). https://dc.engconfintl.org/nature_inspired/21