Growth of polygonal rings and wires of CuS on structured surfaces

Yolanda Vasquez, Erin M. Fenton, Victoria F. Chernow, Joanna Aizenberg

CrystEngComm · 2010 · 13 citations · 31 references

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Polygonal rings and microwires of covellite-type CuS were grown on micropillar arrays using chemical bath deposition and characterized by SEM, TEM, and XRD. A growth mechanism involving heterogeneous nucleation of CuS spheres at the micropillar tips, followed by their self-assembly into wires, is proposed.

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