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Synthesis of Substrate-Bound Au Nanowires Via an Active Surface Growth Mechanism
Published on: July 18, 2018
Easy Room Temperature Synthesis of High Surface Area Anatase Nanowires with Different Morphologies
Christopher Schneider1, Ning Liu1, Stefan Romeis2
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, WW4-LKO Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Martensstrasse 7 91058 Erlangen Germany.
Abstract:
Invited for this month's cover picture is the group of Professor Patrik Schmuki. The cover picture shows the classic hydrothermal equipment needed to synthesise TiO2 nanostructures versus the simple room temperature, 'test tube' approach described in the article on the synthesis of titanium dioxide 'hedgehog' nanowires (SEM picture). Read the full text of their Communication at 10.1002/open.201900013.
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