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Published on: September 5, 2018
Improved Stability of Metal Nanowires via Electron Beam Irradiation Induced Surface Passivation
Beibei Luo1, Yunsheng Fang1, Jia Li1
1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074 , China.
Abstract:
Suppressing the corrosion of nanoscaled metal materials is a critical issue for various devices. Herein, we demonstrate the electron beam irradiation can be a simple and efficient method to realize silver/copper nanowires protection by transforming the original organic capping agents into dense carbonaceous shells. Single nanowire tests prove the significant stability improvement from 4 days to 20 days for silver nanowire and from 20 h to at least 1 week for copper nanowire. The comprehensive advantages such as solution/pollution-free and continuous process with high precision offer this method substantial potential applications in bottom-up assembled electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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