Fabrication and characterization of crystalline copper nanowires by electrochemical deposition inside anodic alumina template

    Authors

    Y. T. Peng;Q. F. Chen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Chin. Sci. Bull.

    Keywords

    anodic alumina template; electrochemical deposition; copper nanowire; electrical characterization; ARRAYS; Multidisciplinary Sciences

    Abstract

    Copper nanowires were fabricated by electrochemical deposition inside anodic alumina template anodized on aluminum substrate. The morphology, composition and structure of the copper nanowires were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy-dispersive (EDS) and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD). The results revealed that copper nanowires were dense, continuous, highly-crystalline and uniform with diameters. The electrical properties of copper nanowires wrer characterized with two-terminal electrical measurements. Different current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of single copper nanowire were observed and possible conductive mechanisms were discussed. The crystalline copper nanowires are promising in application of future nanoelectronic devices and circuits.

    Journal Title

    Chinese Science Bulletin

    Volume

    58

    Issue/Number

    27

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    3409

    Last Page

    3414

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000323742100015

    ISSN

    1001-6538

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