Abstract
Ultrafine bismuth nanowire arrays were synthesized by injecting its liquid melt into nanochannels of a porous anodic alumina template. A large area (1 cm × 1.5 cm) of parallel wires with diameters as small as 13 nm, lengths of 30–50 μm, and packing density as high as 7.1 × 1010 cm−2 has been fabricated. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed these nanowires, embedded in the insulating matrix, to be essentially single crystalline and highly oriented. The optical absorption spectra of the nanowire arrays indicate that these bismuth nanowires undergo a semimetal-to-semiconductor transition due to two-dimensional quantum confinement effects.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
F. Keller, M.S. Hunter, and D. L. Robinson, J. Electrochem. Soc. 100, 411 (1953).
K. Itaya, S. Sugarwara, K. Arai, and S. Saito, J. Chem. Engr. Jpn. 17, 514 (1984).
R.C. Furneaux, W. R. Rigby, and A. P. Davidson, Nature (London) 337, 147 (1989).
M. Saito, M. Kirihara, T. Taniguchi, and M. Miyagi, Appl. Phys. Lett. 55, 607 (1989).
M. Konno, M. Shindo, S. Sugawara, and S. Saito, J. Mem. Sci. 37, 193 (1988).
C. R. Martin, Science 266, 1961 (1994).
D. Routkevitch, T. Bigioni, M. Moskovits, and J. M. Xu, J. Phys. Chem. 100, 14037 (1996).
Z. Zhang, X. Sun, M.S. Dresselhaus, J.Y. Ying, and J. P. Heremans, unpublished.
M. Gurvitch, J. Low Temp. Phys. 38, 777 (1980).
C.A. Huber, T. E. Huber, M. Sadoqi, J.A. Lubin, S. Manalis, and C. B. Prater, Science 263, 800 (1994).
E.W. Washburn, Phys. Rev. 17, 372 (1921).
P.G. de Gennes, Rev. Mod. Phys. 57, 827 (1985).
G.E. Thompson, R.C. Furneaux, G. C. Wood, J. A. Richardson, and J.S. Goode, Nature (London) 272, 433 (1978).
P.P. Mardilovich, A.N. Govyadinov, N.I. Mukhurov, A.M. Rzhevskii, and R. Paterson, J. Mem. Sci. 98, 131 (1995).
J. P. O’Sullivan and G. C. Wood, Proc. Roy. Soc. London A 317, 511 (1970).
D.E. Aspnes, Thin Solid Films 89, 249 (1982).
C. A. Foss, Jr., G. L. Hornyak, J. A. Stockert, and C. R. Martin, J. Phys. Chem. 96, 7497 (1992).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Zhang, Z., Ying, J.Y. & Dresselhaus, M.S. Bismuth quantum-wire arrays fabricated by a vacuum melting and pressure injection process. Journal of Materials Research 13, 1745–1748 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1998.0243
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1998.0243