Well-Organized Inorganic Nanowire Films (eBook)

Supervisor’s Foreword 6
Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles: 8
Acknowledgements 9
Contents 10
1 Introduction 12
1.1 Background and Significance 12
1.2 Thin Films Composed of Assembled Ordered Nanowire Arrays 13
1.2.1 Interface-Induced Nanowire Assembly 14
1.2.1.1 Assembly of Nanowires by the Langmuir–Blodgett Technique 14
1.2.1.2 Evaporation-Induced Assembly of Nanowires 17
1.2.1.3 Other Nanowire Assemblies at Complex Interfaces 20
1.2.2 Nanowire Assemblies by Mechanical Force 23
1.2.3 Nanowire Assemblies Induced by External Nanostructures 25
1.2.4 Assembly of 1D Nanostructures by External Fields 25
1.2.4.1 Magnetic Field-Assisted Assembly of 1D Nanostructures 26
1.2.4.2 Electric Field-Assisted Assembly of 1D Nanostructures 28
1.2.5 Nanowire Assemblies by Microfluidic Flow 30
1.2.6 Nanowire Assemblies by Bubble Blowing Process 31
1.2.7 Nanowire Assemblies by Electrospinning 32
References 35
2 Synthesis of One-Dimensional Te Nanostructures 43
2.1 Introduction 43
2.2 Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Te Nanowires 44
2.3 Solution-Based Synthesis of Te Nanostructure 45
References 46
3 Interface-Induced Macroscopic Nanowire Assemblies 48
3.1 Introduction 48
3.2 Interface-Induced Assembly of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials 49
3.2.1 Langmuir–Blodgett Technology for Assembly of Nanowires 49
3.2.1.1 LB Assembly of UltraFine and UltraLong Te Nanowires 49
3.2.1.2 Ordered Ultrathin Telluride Nanowires and Hetero-nanowire Film 52
3.2.1.3 Co-assembly of Ag and Te Nanowires 55
3.2.1.4 LB Assembly of Ultrathin W18O49 Nanowires 55
3.2.2 Assembly of Nanowires at Liquid–Liquid Interface 57
3.2.3 Shear Force-Induced Assembly of Silver and Tellurium Nanowires 59
References 61
4 Electron-Beam-Induced Nanowire Assemblies 65
4.1 Introduction 65
4.2 Fabrication of Carbon Films by In Situ Electron-Beam Irradiation 66
4.3 Fabrication of Carbon-Based Nanocomposites by In Situ Electron-Beam Irradiation 67
4.4 Conclusions 70
References 71
5 Applications of the Nanowire Assemblies 74
5.1 Introduction 74
5.2 Fabrication of Nanowire Stamper 75
5.3 Nanowire Selective Transmission 76
5.4 Nanowire Photoconductors 77
5.5 Nanowire Memory Device 80
5.6 Ordered Nanowire Films for Electrochromic Devices 81
5.7 Nanowire Films for Surface-Enhanced Raman Substrates 84
5.8 Flexible Transparent Electrodes Based on the Nanowire Assemblies 86
References 88