Face-selective tungstate ions drive zinc oxide nanowire growth direction and dopant incorporation

Controlling the growth processes of nanowires is vital for tailoring their properties. Here, the presence of tungstate ions on specific surface planes of zinc oxide nanowires causes nanowire growth and chemical doping along specific crystal planes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiangyang Liu, Kazuki Nagashima, Hiroki Yamashita, Wataru Mizukami, Jun Uzuhashi, Takuro Hosomi, Masaki Kanai, Xixi Zhao, Yoshinori Miura, Guozhu Zhang, Tsunaki Takahashi, Masaru Suzuki, Daiki Sakai, Benjarong Samransuksamer, Yong He, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Takao Yasui, Yuriko Aoki, Johnny C. Ho, Yoshinobu Baba, Takeshi Yanagida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-08-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00063-5