Pertl, P., Seifner, M. S., Herzig, C., Limbeck, A., Sistani, M., Lugstein, A., & Barth, S. (2018). Solution-based low-temperature synthesis of germanium nanorods and nanowires. Monatshefte Für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-018-2191-1
The Ga-assisted formation of Ge nanorods and nanowires in solution has been demonstrated and a catalytic activity of the Ga seeds was observed. The synthesis of anisotropic single-crystalline Ge nanostructures was achieved at temperatures as low as 170 °C. Gallium not only serves as nucleation seed but is also incorporated in the Ge nanowires in higher concentrations than its thermodynamic solubility limit.
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