A plausible mechanism for the evolution of helical forms in nanostructure growth

被引：51

作者：

Bandaru, P. R. ^{[1
]}

Daraio, C.

Yang, K.

Rao, A. M.

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Mat Sci Program, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[2] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

[3] Clemson Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Clemson, SC 29634 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2007年 / 101卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.2723189

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

The observation of helices and coils in nano-tube/-fiber (NT/NF) syntheses is explained on the basis of the interactions between specific catalyst particles and the growing nanostructure. In addition to rationalizing nonlinear structure, the proposed model probes the interplay between thermodynamic quantities and predicts conditions for optimal growth. Experimental results on the effect of indium catalyst on affecting the coil pitch in NTs and NFs are presented. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.

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