Journal article

Publication year: 2007

Pages: 319-323

Journal: Electrochimica Acta

Volume number: 53

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0013-4686

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2006.12.054

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
We report on a template based solid state electrochemical method for fabricating silver nanowires with predefined diameter, depending only on the pore diameter of the template. As templates we used porous silicon with pore diameters in the mu m range and porous alumina with pore diameters in the nm range. The template pores were filled with silver sulfide (a mixed silver cation and electronic conductor) by direct chemical reaction of silver and sulfur. The filled template was then placed between a silver foil as anode (bottom side) and a microelectrode (top side) as cathode. An array of small cylindrical transference cells with diameters in the range of either micro- or nanometers was thus obtained. By applying a cathodic voltage to the microelectrode silver in the form of either micro- or nanowires was deposited at about 150 degrees C. The growth rate is controllable by the electric current.

Harvard Citation style: Peppler, K. and Janek, J. (2007) Template assisted solid state electrochemical growth of silver micro- and nanowires, Electrochimica Acta, 53(2), pp. 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2006.12.054

APA Citation style: Peppler, K., & Janek, J. (2007). Template assisted solid state electrochemical growth of silver micro- and nanowires. Electrochimica Acta. 53(2), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2006.12.054