Nanostructures including a metal

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2008-03-18

2008-03-18

Meeks, Timothy (Department: 1792)

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ABSTRACT:
One embodiment includes noncatalytically forming a nanowire on a substrate from an organometallic vapor without application of any type of reduction agent. The nanowire is grown during this formation in a direction away from the substrate and is freestanding during growth. The nanowire has a first dimension of 500 nanometers or less and a second dimension extending from the substrate to a free end of the nanowire at least 10 times greater than the first dimension. In one form, the organometallic vapor includes copper and the nanowire essentially consists of elemental copper, a copper alloy, or oxide of copper. Alternatively or additionally, the nanowire is of a monocrystalline structure.

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