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Engineered metal–oxide–metal heterojunction nanowires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Jason S. Tresback ,
Alexander L. Vasiliev  and
Nitin P. Padture
Jason S. Tresback
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269
Alexander L. Vasiliev
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269
Nitin P. Padture*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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b)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: padture.l@osu.edu. This author was an editor of this journal during the review and decision stage. For the JMR policy on review and publication of manuscripts authored by editors, please refer to http://www.mrs.org/publications/jmr/policy.html.
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Abstract

Using a unique combination of template-based synthesis methods involving anodization, electroplating, and selective oxidation, we have synthesized engineered metal–oxide–metal (MOM) heterojunction nanowires in the Au–SnO2–Au and Au–NiO–Au systems for possible use in nanoelectronics. The template-based synthesis method used here is generic, and it has the potential to provide control over the structure and characteristics of the resulting MOM nanowires. By virtue of their heterojunction structure, MOM nanowires have the potential to overcome some of the drawbacks associated with all-oxide nanowire building blocks, and they present a rare opportunity to measure directly fundamental functional properties of nanoscale oxides.

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Electrochemical synthesisNanowiresWire
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 10 , October 2005 , pp. 2613 - 2617
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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