Electrically Controlled Catalytic Nanowire Growth from Solution

Abstract

Electric-field-induced catalytic growth of cadmium selenide nanowires from solution is demonstrated. Our approach highlights the importance of electric field and surface-charge density for catalytic nanowire growth. In addition, this method is compatible with conventional silicon-based technology, and we demonstrate in situ device fabrication at temperatures below 300 °C. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.