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Ordering Ag nanowire arrays by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on solid surface.

ABSTRACT: Large-area Ag nanowires are ordered by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on a wettable solid surface. Compared with other nanowires orientation methods, radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires in a large ring region are obtained in an extremely short time. Furthermore, the radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires are transferred and aligned into one direction. Based on the hydrodynamics, the coactions among the microfluid, gravity effect and the adhesion of substrate on the orientation of the Ag nanowires are clearly revealed. This spreading method opens an efficient way for extreme economic, efficient and "green" way for commercial producing ordered nanowire arrays.

SUBMITTER: Dai H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4206906 | biostudies-other | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Ordering Ag nanowire arrays by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on solid surface.

Dai Han H Ding Ruiqiang R Li Meicheng M Huang Jinjer J Li Yingfeng Y Trevor Mwenya M

Scientific reports 20141023

Large-area Ag nanowires are ordered by spontaneous spreading of volatile droplet on a wettable solid surface. Compared with other nanowires orientation methods, radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires in a large ring region are obtained in an extremely short time. Furthermore, the radial shaped oriented Ag nanowires are transferred and aligned into one direction. Based on the hydrodynamics, the coactions among the microfluid, gravity effect and the adhesion of substrate on the orientation of the Ag ...[more]

PMID: 25339118

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