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like crystals like liquid C of about 10 nm, diameter nm, 10 about of P sse ws are ot s olw A oun slto o C of solution toluene A follow: as out carried was system IPA 60

was gently added gently was

strategies to strategies and a poor solvent poor a and

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32

grew td te eedne f C of dependence the study

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modify the LLIP method were method LLIP the modify h poeue f rprn C preparing of procedure The

and (IPA) or tert or (IPA) alcohol isopropyl and p varie out C recipitation (LLIP) 60 on top of the solution solution the of top on

ehd wt tlee r m or toluene with method, . Beakers of 100 m 100 of Beakers .

C

d molecules and thus enhances the polymerization. The The polymerization. the enhances thus and molecules of

crystalline and composedof thinslabs 60

from 150 nm to 2 μm with a wider diameter distribution diameter wider a with μm 2 to nm 150 from

two

s kept and foil nanowire C

of about 250 nm and nm 250 about of 60

C

liquids 34 which provides additional energy required for the for required energy additional provides which 60

60 nanowire Th 60

- an pressure between interfacial solvent agood

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and undisturbed C m C 60 L 60 - ethod 60

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nanowire nanowire increasing

60 employed ,

a length a nanowire - yee (meta xylene were also used also were at room temperature room at - b uig liquid a using by s butyl alcohol (TBA) as (TBA) alcohol butyl s in a beaker by the LLIP LLIP the by beaker a in s

- - n ter combinations their and the for the synthesis of synthesis the for to liquid interface liquid by s - -

liquid interface. The interface. liquid diameter C

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this assumption, this

C and contentwater onthegrowth of micrometres.

and Miyaza 60 C

of s

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disulfide (CS disulfide in first obtained p obtained first - H

saturated CS saturated impurities of water contained in the C the in contained water of impurities D 2 24 order to confirm this catalytic effect catalytic this confirm to order O the 2

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observed the observed artially polymerized artially 60 with mL) (1 solution IPA showed was showed IPA . They found that the length of the of length the that found They . /toluene/IPA system was observed to promote the growth of growth the promote to observed was system /toluene/IPA

ranged also C the increase of the volume ratio of toluene to IPA to toluene of ratio volume the of increase the 60

photo

nanowire . investigated 25 length mprove between 300 nm to 1 μm and the and μm 1 to nm 300 between

deuterium effect. isotope - fullerene polymerization at the at polymerization fullerene irradiation

a mixture of mixture a , sn vros ovn vlm rto o tlee to toluene of ratios volume solvent various using C

- to and in a 50 a in s, but the effect was effect the but s, 60

instead of the commonly used toluene used commonly the of instead T

found to be to found - the interfacial pressure interfacial the

he diameter ratio diameter nano

C nanowire C n n nuao wt transparent with incubator an in °C the h efcs f h slet ratio solvent the of effects the 60 growth

60

wires of water, experiments were experiments water, of and nanowires mL glass bottle at bottle glass mL / nanowires - toluene/IPA liquid interfacial pressure liquid interfacial IPA confirmed C C

C

s remained s in andthe toluene of 60 60 1:1 60

and

nanowire nanowires.

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nanowires of ( . 60 Figure Figure IPA (4 mL) was slowly added slowly was mL) (4 IPA

C grew longer above a critical critical a above longer grew

H C

nanowires 60 system, they system, found 2 60

O that the high solubility of solubility high the that nanowire

nanowires

nearly the same the nearly , and consequently, consequently, and , s (no more than 2.5 mass 2.5 than more (no 5

a temperature of 5 of temperature a using LLIP method in in method LLIP using

) . The . liquid

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length w length

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also also .

was performed

system using system using To eli To

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a compared sufficient s , thereby , and several min plastic . IPA will

C ate To °C °C 2 by O 60

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C and of toluene and IPA and toluene of 60 Moreover, Miyazawa and co and Miyazawa Moreover,

5 80 mL respectively. respectively. mL 80 nanowire . SEM micrographs SEM The volumes of solutions solutions of volumes The ) with the of with the increasing

was and the volume the and

length h sz of size the size

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meters - n tu te ouin volume solution the thus and to 20 - in the experiments the in ° width C . Toluene: IPA (v/v) = (a) 1:7, =(a) IPA(v/v) 1:3 (b) 1:5,(c) . Toluene: 1:1 and (d)

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size C nanowires in toluene were delivered were toluene in nanowires

60 - glass syringe glass liquid, gas liquid,

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nanowires 6 of the of . owever, the glass glass the owever,

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s their shapes

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exp(− us ed takes

two

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for special applications cannot be controlled by controlled be cannot applications special for 60 outlets (c, d) (c, outlets

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C

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almost 800 perpendicular

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nanowires synthesized by LLIP method using using method LLIP by synthesized nanowires have been have 12

(y) plotted relative to the inner diameter of of diameter inner the to relative plotted (y) ( at a flow rate of 2000 of rate flow a at

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to synthesize to a

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µm 2 curve The The C 60

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nanowires

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. ) Four kinds of illumination conditions for the growth of growth the for conditions illumination of kinds Four . Illumination Dark Nucleation period Illumination conditions

(

a . It It . known that several )

Block diagram of the microchannel reactor. (b) Optical microscope picture of picture microscope Optical (b) reactor. microchannel the of diagram Block s synthesized at a liquid a at synthesized

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was 26 4000.

oi bt lo in also but solid in odto cud ed to lead could condition tion

C °C literatures. found 60 illumination contributed to both the nucleation and the and nucleation the both to contributed illumination

using weak room light (fluorescent light) as a light source light a as light) (fluorescent light room weak using nanowires was promoted under illumination under promoted was nanowires o xmn te fet f ih o te rwh f C of growth the on light of effect the examine To h caatrsis of characteristics the C with a wavelength wavelength a with 60

C

that an energy dose larger than about 1520 J/mm 1520 about than larger dose energy an that molecules arechemically polymerized under irradiation withlaser

investigated 60

40 Dark Dark Growth period nanowire - 42 as

Tachibana synthesized Tachibana reached a length of length a reached

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of 532 nm 532 of Photo

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nanowire

C nanowire 10 13 Average The longest The 60 s

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60 60

a 2 0.6 mm 0.6

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60 and thus and 60

and proved proved and

s nanowires nanowire a been has - intensity, by - to the 2

assisted (

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nanowires synthesized C synthesized C T Takeya can method LLIP 46 8 60 he LLIP he , s (~7000) star showing .

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than evaporation method evaporation than xylene xylene 60

et al. et

was estimated to be 13.7 mass%.was estimated 13.7 tobe - still remains a problem. Long and thin thin and Long problem. a remains still t 21 at potassium - based methods are are methods based prepared K prepared 60

- have C or pyridine as the solvent the as pyridine or

70

℃ et al. et

nanowires nanowires

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C 60 to (

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inner diameter of 5 mm 5 of diameter inner - crystals with other other with crystals have Illumination Illumination doped d length d C

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nanowires obtained by LLIP method. LLIP by obtained nanowires

prepared C prepared using various ratios ofC various ratios using superconducting o 1 for 70 C led more

60 C mass% 73.4 to s of 4.43 of s . However, .

nanowires were nanowires gon by grown s C -

6 i a eeti oven electric an in h 36 60 suitable for quick and large and quick for suitable

nanowire

60

for C for - with a resulting a with  shapes C 45 m were filtrated and dried up dried and filtrated were m the 70

-

fold symmetry. 233 115

potassium

two ) 60

LLIP method under illumination with with illumination under method LLIP

uniformity of the uniformityof (50) (b (~5000). s which was then sealed at 3 at sealed then was which -

70

C are all mixed together in the solution, in mixedtogether all are

C - . shown to display to shown 70 component fullerene nanowires fullerene component

60 The solid solubility limit of C of limit solubility solid The

mixture

70 nanowires, short and thi and short nanowires,

to C

(K)

molar ratio of K/ of ratio molar 60 - 26

doped . Cos etos of sections Cross ) and IPA. and

o ban K obtain to

232 98 The composition of the The composition of the -

scale preparation for preparation scale C

C 60 60 superconductivity C

crystals obtained crystals

60 nanowires with nanowires 44

nanowires by nanowires

in air in Konno - doped  C

60 10 . 10 mg 10 . ck C60 ck

= 3.3 3.3 = - et al. et 3 70

C C Pa. Pa.

by in in 60 60

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Accepted Article Characterization

nanowires were single crystalline with a face nanowires weresingle crystalline witha C of how how of - chromatography (HPLC) chromatography to c Geng Wang C a get To 60

= 25.6Å. - 60

- of on ere width aspect ratio as large as 4000. Due to the small size of size small the to Due 4000. as large as ratio aspect width nanowires was orthorhombic, with the u the with orthorhombic, was nanowires to

10 nanowires are wire are nanowires ,

-

it rto a etmtd o be to estimated was ratio width C obtained high The the t al. et 60 al. et m . Both the Both . a solution of solution a C ,

more profound more

orphology and and nanowires. nanowires.

60 properties such as morphology, structure and chemical composition of composition chemical and structure morphology, as such properties - t - selected area electron diffraction (S diffraction electron area selected

resolution echniques MS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT spectroscopy infrared transform Fourier MS), C

oeue i the in molecules 60 these utilized examined

by controlling the beam brightness since the specimen was found to be be to found was specimen the since brightness beam the controlling by must

nanowires is to study their morphology, crystalline structure and the and structure crystalline morphology, their study to is nanowires

of C of high will be detailwill below discussedin

Rmn spectroscopy Raman ,

be te aayia tcnqe sc a gs chromatography gas as such techniques analytical Other C lcrn microscopic electron 60 HRTEM - - 60 resolution TEM (HRTEM) TEM resolution

like 1 like

TEM diffraction data analysed using using analysed data diffraction TEM , C understanding of understanding n

h mrhlg of morphology the

s of analyze

and thermal and in m in 60 tructure are employed to observe the morphology and structure of structure and morphology the observe to employed are anowires

the nanowires had a rectangular cross section cross rectangular a had nanowires - D structure with a length up to a few millimetres and a and millimetres few a to up length a with structure D -

xylene on silicon substrate silicon on xylene mechanical o netgt te rsaln srcue f h C the of structure crystalline the investigate to nanowires ad understood. and d

gravimetric (

Figure Figure - ~ centered cubic (fcc) centered cubic (fcc) structure. C nit cell dimensions of dimensions cell nit 0.45.

and electrical 60 ehius uh s SEM as such techniques have get

nanowires and nanowires C C 9 AED) patterns and the and patterns AED) 60 60

( h cytl tutr o the of structure crystal The

a oyeie. Optical polymerized. nanowires.

all nanowires )

a

. and FFT images showed that the that showed images FFT and and nalysis

en used been n motn apc o the of aspect important An ( b properties )

) by (TGA) method (TGA)

of the of to ( However, Figure ht were that F -

using using IR), C ast ast explore their their explore

60 a o characterize to

and ,

= 10.2 Å, 10.2 = Fourier

C nanowires, optical optical nanowires, h of C 60 igh 9 AFM. and SEM

and

, ordered lattice lattice ordered (

crystal lattices crystal 28

there are only are there c

60 the widths of widths the - )

performance prepa microscopy h average the ,

nanowires (

TEM T d have ransform potential ) b

and e by red se = 20.5 20.5 = - , mass mass

also also - and C C ray the ( e 60 60 60 . ) ,

)

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on the the on n the In 9 .

. (c . a TEM image of the of image TEM

prism , d and d , ir C

60 were ae rsac, iia aayia tcnqe were techniques analytical similar research, later -

- like central core and three nanobelt three and core central like nanowires hpd rs section cross shaped - the to t cell,respectively e) SAED patterns viewed patterns SAED e)

- also - width aspect ratio was estimated as large as estimated was ratio aspect width wing nanowires. C 60 observed. The length of the ofthe length The observed.

aoie. 1D nanowires. te rsa structure crystal the , C 60

nanowires. (a nanowires. . 10 30

s hw in shown as

. The .

C 60

along d

, aorsas ih he nanobelt three with nanocrystals -

spacings are indicated by using the A (100), (100), A the using by indicated are spacings b) HRTEM images of the nanowires along nanowires the of images HRTEM b)

a determined was

the [001], [010], and [100] zone axis of axis zone [100] and [010], [001], the Figure s C

joined along the growth direction to to direction growth the along joined 60

nanowires wastypically nanowires 1 0

growth directions growth . By applying HRTEM and and HRTEM applying By .

as ~ as

o e rhrobc the orthorhombic, be to 3000. These nanowires nanowires These 3000. employed for the the for employed s

of the of ~2 ln the along - created 00

- 600 C 60

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of

- Minato and Miyazawa and Minato 1

C ray ray oeue i air, in molecules the pristine

0 into 60 .

reached several tens of tens several reached during the drying process. drying the during

TEM images of a thick but broken nanowire recorded with varied tilting angles of angles tilting varied with recorded nanowire broken but thick a of images TEM p nanowire owd

a

fcc er - n time on a d) toshow morphology theoverall nanobelt andthe three was

structure with a with structure d C C iffraction iffraction (XRD) s had a hexagonal structure with structure hexagonal a had s 60 60

different from different -

auae m saturated ( Figure Figure

h structure the was

characterized the structure of structure the characterized 1 also also 1 ) micrometre .

- lattice constant of constant lattice yee n IA system. IPA and xylene tde to studied

that that It was found that within 69 min 69 within that found was It

f the of of

the pristine pristine the s. Both TEM and XRD measurement XRD and TEM Both s.

C investigate investigate 60

nanowires lattice constants of constants lattice

a = 1.420 nm which was close to close was which nm 1.420 = a

C 60

(a = 1.415 = (a h change the C 33

60 transformed

opooia observations Morphological

nanowire

nm) of the evaporation of evaporation the of

n structure in a = 2.407 nm and c and nm 2.407 = a s prepared by the by prepared s -

. The dependence dependence The . like wings from a solvated solvated a from

egh f the of length s

showed of . 30

C the 60

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Acceptednm.0.005 Article ,

a and (b) and

=1.4337 ± 0.011 nm. 0.011 ± =1.4337 ee bevd n h C the in observed were Konno 1 using various ratios of C of ratios various using s (the latter was made by using by made was latter (the s 1 70 . )

R pten of patterns XRD observed in C in observed Peaks corresponding to corresponding Peaks ar 69 e shown in shown e t al. et

min fcc

, phase

for synthesized

sampling from the glass bottle. (c) XRD pattern of pristine of pattern XRD (c) bottle. glass the from sampling

Figure 1 Figure 60 and

- It was It C C 70 the calculated lattice constant lattice calculated the 60 60

70

nanowires. The nanowires.

h two the nanowire

nanowires 2 to C to suggested . Peaks corresponding to corresponding Peaks . an

fcc 60 60

. a solution a 45

-

molecules component phase and

s XRD patterns of both of patterns XRD .

made that T

he

fcc calculated the addition of C of addition the

tr of C of in

. structure of

a

phase

C C tr 60

60 60 phase as well as a rhombohedralaswell ( a as phase

/m - and C

- 70 lattice constant of the of constant lattice was of the of yeeIA system xylene/IPA an

C fullerene

70 C fcc

sue t be to assumed 60 C with a concentration of 24 of concentration a with 70 fcc

. 60 phase and a triclinic ( triclinic a and phase 33

molecules

nanowire

phase was phase nanowire s and C and s

might after

a formed by by formed by s

fcc = C

60 1.4227

a 29 (a) be 60 phase LLIP . The . -

C the the tr rh 70 ) ) This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved literature. in to believed was which in CS the to due the in molecules CS the in reported, as system in observed was the in molecules 58.3° = γ 52.3°, = β phase the with was incubation was nanowire system. prepared 1 Figure

Acceptedgrowths. Article lattice constant lattice

several that of that 2

with lattice constants lattice with

and IPA I prepared Miyazawa and Sathish 25 t

2

s showed that the diamete the that showed s using amotherwith solution acomposition of

is 2 . relatively

h fed msin cnig lcrn irsoy (FE microscopy electron scanning emission field The

XRD patterns of (a) C (a) of patterns XRD

and notedthat

Table 2 Table pristine pristine tens tens . IPA system IPA obtained

nanowires C aoie peae i a toluene a in prepared nanowires of 60 was determined to be to determined was

C there high is a summary of the crystal structures crystal the of summary a is

micrometres were 60 nanowires a range of arange

be a result from different from result a be . Peaks corresponding to corresponding Peaks

interfacial forcesinterfacial cause sn XD ih CuK with XRD using wa

also . They . of might be takin be might s a s

a

.

observed more obvious more = 1.033(2) nm, 1.033(2) =

different 60 W The . r of the C the of r

drew a conclusion a drew nanowire hile

XRD only a slightly polymerized phase of phase polymerized slightly a only

C , which indicated the partial polymerization of polymerization partial the indicated which , a crystal g place at the at place g 60

= 1.416 ± 0.003 nm 0.003 ± 1.416 =

60 s nanowire ,

pattern

nanowire polymerized phase polymerized and (b) the C the (b) and b d by the large differencein the d large by  an

growth method growth structures

= 0.971(1) nm, 0.971(1) =

radiation

fcc and

of s that that phase C

s was 300 nm to 1 μm and the length the and μm 1 to nm 300 was s

by C P sse o a a or system IPA 60 the

60 -

of fullerene of

w 24mass% C the partial partial the

LLIP - 60

se ( saturated CS saturated as were observed in observed were iue 1 Figure - C

C found in fullerenenanowires, in found . Peaks . s 70

60 c

or use of different solvents solvents different of use or

ehd in method in two

= 1.127(3) nm, α = 53.7°, = α nm, 1.127(3) = nanowire C

- 3 -

E) mg o C of image SEM) polymerization of polymerization 60

nanowires reported in reported nanowires component ) corresponding to corresponding 70

nanowires prepared prepared nanowires n te compared then and . 2 45

and IPA interface IPA and solubilitiesof

atr 4 h 24 after s a C C CS 60 60

2 nanowires, nanowires, nanowire molecule

and and

IPA IPA IPA IPA a C C C

of 60 60 tr 60 60 s s ,

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and C aa setocp i a sfl ehiu fr dniiain f wd rne of range wide a of identification for technique useful a is spectroscopy Raman 3

70 structu Crystal .

XRD patterns of (a) of patterns XRD

s

t 9 K n air in K 294 at pectroscopy 60 /CS pwru to to tool powerful a A g Evaporation Method Growth LLIP LLIP LLIP LLIP Evaporation Evaporation (2) 2 /IPA system. 60

mode reduced significantly while that of that while significantly reduced mode res offullereneres nanowires

oeue in molecules

C A son in shown As . 60

pristine C pristine

25 nanowire

CS2 and IPA toluene and IPA toluene and IPA IPA m 1,2,5 1,2,4 m Solvent - -

yee and xylene xylene analyze C

60 - - 60 TMB TMB

powder

peae by prepared s

aoie. Tachibana nanowires.

iue 1 Figure

C

made methods. bydifferentgrowth 60 ,

and (b) and

, 28 , F R f f H O O (fcc) Face Structure

cc cc 4 cc hombohedral (rh) hombohedral exagonal rthorhombic rthorhombic 39 ,

, tr, , triclinic(tr) , , tr the

- C 47 centred

60 LLIP -

50 ek nest a 16 cm 1468 at intensity peak

nanowire

, fcc of studies including 1458 cm 1458

method

t al et

cubic s obtained by LLIP by obtained s

- . examined the the examined . 1

increased using 25 45 45 33 30 10 2 Reference

8

Raman Raman

with with

the the - 1

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Accepted Article 60

nanowire . Geng C As shown in shown As 2 4

). Theirradiationtime indicatedtotheleftin is 60

. It was It

a heat treatment heat a raito time irradiation

The time evolution of Raman spectra spectra Raman of evolution time The peak molecule - 1 s

t al. et . They concluded They . hc i te signature the is which

were s concluded that no polymerization occurred and C and occurred polymerization no that concluded

orsodn t H to corresponding in accordance within accordance netgtd h isolated the investigated s b Figure 1 Figure

transformed y in air, in as comparing the wih niae that indicated which , in argon in

polymerization would cause a cause would polymerization irradiated by irradiated 5 ,

that 26 peaks at 494 and 1467 cm 1467 and 494 at peaks

in the laser Raman spectr Raman laser the C to carbon nanofibers. Laser Raman test showed that the that showed test Raman Laser nanofibers. carbon to to 900°C to

60 the HRTEM of g

molecules in the pristine the in molecules mode C

a 532 nm laser nm 532 a 60

C

n the in under a under photochemical polymer photochemical 60 t 7, 7, 12 12, 59 cm 1569 1420, 1122, 773, 273, at

of C of oeue wti te aoie with nanowires the within molecules the result.

photo 60 oyeiain of polymerization

temperature increase temperature

nanowires nanowires figure. 10 -

1

-

a with a low power density power low a with

shift of the of shift transformed

corresponding to corresponding of 26

C

nanowire 60 near the A the near

60 nanowires

in the nanowires were nanowires the in

was found was peak from peak

C r oyei state polymeric or 60 s were bonded by by bonded were s

rate nanowires only only nanowires

g A (2) pentagonal (2) with g

of 5°C/min of mode and mode

in pristine pristine in 1468 cm 1468

raw - 1

( ~ were V a 100 C 60 - a 1 - , .

This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved Accepted C in the 1 Figure used for the to due the polymerize liquid the at generated forces was which synthesized Article ofC solutions 1 Figure Sathish Sathish 60

Raman measurements. spectroscopic 6 5 /CS

. .

interfacial forces interfacial Laser Raman Laser Laser Raman Laser osset ih h XD bevto a mnind above mentioned as observation XRD the with consistent by 2 60 /IPA system the C and(b) pristine

C LLIP t al. et powder in1,2,4 60

molecules, a partial polymerization occurred during the preparation itself itself preparation the during occurred polymerization partial a molecules,

method ofre te oyeiain of polymerization the confirmed spectroscopy spectroscopy , a ,

in nd the polymerization was further enhanced further was polymerization the nd - - iud interface liquid TMB a

CS 2 )

of and and the rawand the C of the C the of

(a) IPA system by system IPA

the C the 25

60 60

a not may

powder nanowires nanowires 60

nano 60

powder.

C . wire

60 25 e tog nuh o completely to enough strong be Raman spectroscopy Raman

oeue i the in molecules ( s obtained by the evaporation of evaporation the by obtained

10 obtained by the by obtained

Sne h interfacial the Since .

by the laser light laser the by C LLIP method LLIP

60 ( Figure 1 Figure

nanowire 6 ) s , This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved aremolecules welldissolved innon more IPA, than nanowires was molecules toluene of amount The molecules. IPA molec toluene Figure 17 system the to introduced is min 0.925 at peak the minutes, 5 for vacuum in treatment drying toluene analyze sample. test a within substances different identify to spectrometry mass and 3 calculate the composition in ratio of composition chemical GC may molecules solvent of 3 indicated that at peak sharp A found. of peaks spectrophotometer Raman microscopic a using measured were C N in dissolved base emeraldine polyaniline .2.1 .2 Chemical 60

Accepted Article (b) and (b)

- MS, nanowire

Gas 17 / GC Polymerized C the d IPA a FT

PA c lamba (a) 17 - hromatography S s n nltcl ehd ht obns h faue o gas of features the combines that method analytical an is MS - solvent solvent

NI R HL, aa setocp and spectroscopy Raman HPLC, IR,

respectively s (c) are the mass spectra corresponding to the peak of 2.33 min and 1.067 min1.067 and min of 2.33 peak the to corresponding the are massspectra (c) residual ules C c

omposition 60 using

n ein o 1150 of regions in et al. et

molecules in the FW/PA , while the while , C system by GC by system with a quantity of residual toluene of about 7%mass, t 7%mass, about of toluene residual of quantity a with

direct 60 prepared a hybrid material material hybrid a prepared ovn molecules solvent 1467

nanowires are composed are nanowires due to sample to due C . T

and 60

xs i te aoie structure. nanowire the in exist - he peak

iig technique mixing

cm peak nanowires. HPLC and Raman and HPLC nanowires. m - 1 ass

the s corresponding to A to corresponding

- - of s MS. Figure Figure MS. polar solvents in solvents butpoorly dissolved polar - s

two 20 cm 1250 at pectrometry 43 and 43 injection 91 and -

component in NI - methyl

C 45 Da 45 hybrid were hybrid . -

60 1 51 92 Da in Figure DainFigure 92 1350 ,

17

or absorbed on the nanowire surface. Figure Figure surface. nanowire the on absorbed or

aoie otie b LI method LLIP by obtained nanowires h vbainl rqece o te hybrid the of frequencies vibrational The named (GC almost entirely of carbon. A carbon. of entirely almost

-

is the GC the is TGA have been employed to study the the study to employed been have TGA in Figure in 2 g C -

pyrrolidone ( pyrrolidone - - mode of mode 60 MS) 40 cm 1450

- FW/ C bonded Waals by vander forces 70

spectroscopy can also be used to used be also can spectroscopy Analytical techniques including including techniques Analytical

nanowires. PANI 17 spectra spectra

17 C bnaty otie in contained abundantly

- (c) 1 . 60

(b) (b)

A n 1550 and

P was also observed, also was

hybrid by hybrid show

ANI eis f characteristic of series proved for of

/NMP) on fullerene on /NMP) C ed CO 60 his is because is his -

the fragments of of fragments the -

chromatography

Watanabe 2 the existence of of the existence 60 cm 1650 nanowires with nanowires , N , the

small 2 addition of addition

and water and number - which 1 . et al. et

52 in was was C C .

in 60 60 a

This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved consistent that min) 3.28 and 2.99 at peaks CCl ( was forminspectra thepeakof1.067 (a). in min 5 for vacuum in drying after in method LLIP F Figure Figure Accepted Articleigure 4 h nnwrs contain nanowires the

approved from the injection the from sn GC Using 17 18

. with theanalysis structural electron byHRTEMdiffraction andthe patterns. )

They . GC

o e h 1,2,4 the be to - MS analysis of the chemical composition of the C the of composition chemical the of analysis MS the - MS, successfully identified three components including the remnants of the the of remnants the including components three identified successfully C 60

Geng (the peak at 2.06 min) 2.06 at peak (the / oun/P system toluene/IPA ed . The mass spectra of the components isolated by GC indicated indicated GC by isolated components the of spectra mass The .

t al. et 1,2,4 - TMB . (b) - M mlclswti hi cytlltie, which lattices, crystal their within molecules TMB dniid the identified

oeue epoe a slet o te rsa growth crystal the for solvent as employed molecules

Mass spectra for the peak of 2.33 min in (a). (c) Mass (c) (a). in min 2.33 of peak the for spectra Mass 52

.

a G spectra GC (a) and two isomer two and

us seis n the in species guest

s of s of as 1,2,4 60 - prepared

nanowires obtained by obtained nanowires - C TMB 60 nanowires

C molecular 60

nanowires 10

which ,

53

was (the

This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved structureremained of inthe C rings) spectra IR dichlorobenzene, m gas. or liquid 3 peaks 2.99and3.28in(a),respectively. CCl in sample of evaporation by obtained Figure Accepted.2.2 Article

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Fourier spectroscopy transform(FT infrared

n diin o the to addition in FT 18

- . (Figure 19) (Figure IR GC

4 can be used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, a of emission or absorption of spectrum infrared an obtain to used be can . (b and c) and (b . Yao - MS analysis analysis MS - dibromobenzene, and m and dibromobenzene, t al. et

showed the existence of signals from the solvents used solvents the from signals of existence the showed

M unpolymerized

ass spectra of the components isolated by GC and GC by isolated components the of spectra ass C are ot R nlss on analysis IR out carried 60 60

eut for result crystals

solution 10

and the

C h ceia cmoiin f h C the of composition chemical the n 1,2,4 in 60 - d

iiodobenzene solutions by solutionsby evaporation iiodobenzene method. signals,

C - 60 IR) -

TMB. (a) GC result from the dissolved dissolved the from result GC (a) TMB. molecules werepristine

hc idctd ht m that indicated which

C 60

aoie gon rm m from grown nanowires

. 29

labelled -

type solvents solvents type (marked with (marked 60

nanowires

by the by - This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved 1 indicat spectra their m saturated /IPA system Figure phase tetragonal the of molecules. pristine IPA and toluene crystal marked withrings m (c) dichlorobenzene, 19. Figure

Accepted theprove existence ofm Article s e C Minato Minato co and Miyazawa 20

C that the that omd hog LI mto uig n nefc of interface an using method LLIP through formed 60 60 .

T -

FT oye wt apoiaey 50 approximately with polymer IR spectra of (a) original (a) of spectra IR .

xylene and IPA system, and m IPAand system, and xylene at 527, 577, 1182, 1428 cm 1428 1182, 577, 527, at 22 he absorption peaks at 556, 604, 725, 1073, and 1636 cm 1636 and 1073, 725, 604, 556, at peaks absorption he obtained - IR spectrum of the C the of spectrum IR t al. et

nanowire prepared bycompressing . 22 . 29

n the In

. xmnd the examined P eaks at eaks - irmbnee ad d m (d) and dibromobenzene, - s were composed of composed were s - xylene molecules in thexylene workers FT - R spectrum IR 527, 575, 527, performed 60 pristine

nanowire C 60 - 1

, (b) (b) , 1182, 1428 1182, C conf -

xylene respectively xylene 60

hw in shown otohmi pae apoiaey 50 approximately + phase orthorhombic % C

powder under 1.1 GPa600°C. at C

i 60 C FT rm that the nanowires were composed of composed were nanowires the that rm s obtained by LLIP method in the C the in method LLIP by obtained s 60

60

odr the powder,

- molecules

crystal IR nanowires cm measurement Figure Figure -

diiodobenzene. Solvent bands are are bands Solvent diiodobenzene. -

1 structure

in Figure Figure in , while peaks at peaks while , 20 obtained nanowire by concentrated ,

the using FTusing . 33

21 n ie needle fine on

hrceitc ek of peaks characteristic 1

from solutions in solutions from (a) and Figure 2 Figure and (a) were gon n the in grown s - IR

690 and 767 cm 767 and 690 C similar 22

and compared 60 ,

54 ouin in solution

60 - like /toluene to

those 1 C

C C

(b) m 60 % 60 60 - - -

This article is protected byThis article isprotected copyright. All rightsreserved mass% C of C mass% crystals C the C mass% 12.4 C of solubility indicate HPLC by determined were precipitates the and solutions C prepared 3 the C Figure .2.3 Accepted70 70 70 Article . - 45 auae sltos n oun. T toluene. in solutions saturated uentn sltos o cmoiin rnig rm 12.4 from ranging compositions for solutions supernatant and C and 70 60 High

hy also They /m

n h mti pae f C of phase matrix the in n n frmnind eerh y on ad co and Konno by research aforementioned an In . C s 2

1 t a found was It 70 70 - the solid solubility of solubility solid the a using . xylene/IPA system,m and(c) 60 -

, while the mother solution contained 45.4 contained solution mother the while , performance in FT

26.6 mass%of 26.6 were unsaturated in the supernatant solutions for compositions compositions for solutions supernatant the in unsaturated were Fig - 70 IR spectra of (a) pristine (a) of spectra IR

and 73.4 and ure ure C performed 60 2 - C 2 ht these that

70 (a). l iquid iquid

- two 100 mass% C mass% 100

C 60 HPLC - c component

in the matrix phase of C phasematrix the in hromatography (HPLC) 12.4 mass% 12.4 60

rsas contain crystals

wa

measurements 1. mass% 13.7 s e chemical he - xylene. 70 C

, respectively , 60 ouin ne dfeet iig ais of ratios mixing different under solution , (b) C (b) , of

33 C

70 ed 60

in the matrix phase of phase matrix the in

n individual on

wih was which , opstos f oh h supernatant the both of compositions nanowire 11.1

70 .

4.1 mass% C mass% 4.1 Both C Both . As shown in Figure Figure in shown As .

( -  Figure okr, C workers,

2.2 s obtained by LLIP method in in method LLIP by obtained s

60 mass% as C mass% 2

ls to close

and hc needle thick 2 ,

a and b and a 60 70

C -

. C C 70 The

70 70

70 the C were

60 nanowire

) o 34 mass% 73.4 to and at ranges of ranges at solid solubility solid . , 2

result result Figure 2 Figure - and the solid the and 2 like

saturated in saturated (a) and (b), (a) and p o 13.7 to up C C of 12.4 12.4 of s 60 60 were 2

- and

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C

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25 aso ad co and Larsson A ie eouin of resolution time 25 A microcantilever with a with microcantilever A saka . The def The . n rvos report, previous in ih a with . Compressive deformation of C of deformation Compressive 56

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equipped with an optical lever force measurement force lever optical an with equipped 60 f μ i diameter in μm 4 of -

sized silicon tip coated with a with coated tip silicon sized nanowire C

60 eomto process deformation

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C 60 through parameter extraction techniques extraction parameter through nanometre the 60

were aoie o 10 m n 10 nm 160 and nm 130 of nanowires s by s

1D crystals. crystals. 1D

nanowires and the and nanowires

- TEM 60 on bn tse to tester bend point

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% C A was placed between placed was 60

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might promise promise might compressive 56 ilicon analyze determined

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ie wt daees f sub of diameters with wires crystal structure crystal between C between

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h C The , structure electronic applications the without inertneed foraprotective atmosphere. , C 59 21 et al. et 60 C d 60 ,

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with the with

et al. et raised nm 650 range the in diameters with method LLIP by prepared nanowires

60 e semi be

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( reported four reported n

with a resistivity range of 10 range resistivity witha anowires prepared using toluene as solvent as toluene using prepared anowires ie wr atce t te pre the to attached were wires .

measured the resistivity of resistivity the measured S

structure, but more research work needs to be done in the future to future the in done be to needs work research more but structure,

electrodes otr C horter 60 10~100 about of factor a by reduction in the in reduction -

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crystalline form crystalline nanowires are poor in electrical conductivity because of the of because conductivity electrical in poor are nanowires It was found that that found was It micrometre the - 60 point probe point

throu overlap of overlap intermolecular

due to the due tothe difference in theircrystalstructures. linkage of C of linkage 6 ) se gh .

diameter The resistivity of a of resistivity The

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measurements on measurements -

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heat treatment in vacuum helped to helped vacuum in treatment heat 

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and

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nanowires prepared by LLIP by prepared nanowires were found to found were were observed to have observed betterwere resistivity implied that that implied resistivity 60

nanowire

hral oxidised thermally (with a resistivity range of range resistivity a (with

f C of nanowire with a diameter a with nanowire overlap more - sitd eoiin of deposition assisted 60 individual

lsd akd C packed closed wire s, and thus higher higher thus and s, ped or and in some some in and or

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of 60 This mechanism can explain the driving forceThis mechanism can explain thedriving forthe growth of

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1,3,5 deposited electrode.deposited g s influenced is /1,3,5 They

molecules C

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large been 60 the

mechanism of of mechanism

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prepared underdifferent experimental conditions

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C interface

surface 60 vertically to the surfac the to vertically are confined into a very thin space of space thin very a into confined are

of most of the as the of most of 60 s

nanowires ,

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grows until the diameter the until grows 60 60 the exploration the ,

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nanowires through LLIP through nanowires - nanowire liquid interface which which interface liquid 60

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prepared

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to crystal unit unit crystal get ht the that the total energy of the unit cell and the relative adhesion energy adhesion relative the and cell unit the of energy total the The growthof authors also present also authors

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that all nanowires were nanowires all that nry f ui cell unit a of energy its high solubility to solubility high its t al. et

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cell - depth understanding of the growth mechanism, Geng mechanism, growth the of understanding depth - C shaped cross sections cross shaped

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nanowire due to dueto filmnanowire the thin evaporation mechanism. a nanowire, which a nanowire, indicatedthat , while t while , C

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a view that t that view a C nanowires

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c found growth s get species guest a as

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on the on

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the ent

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Yao understand To 28

ouin in solution

. of the aromatic solvent molecules solvent aromatic the of et al. et (a) 29 -

TMB and toluene did not resul did not toluene and TMB

C - As shown in Figure Figure in shown As E iae f a of image TEM M) n non and TMB)

ertcl aclto, so calculation, heoretical 60

carried out detailed SEM studies on studies SEM detailed out carried be

nry which energy ewe te axis the between nano ~

1,3 10 the − crystals crystals - 4 d C

ichlorobenzene eV

29 60 three principal both

, which is negligible since th since negligible is which , ) nanowire growth mechanism growth nanowire - s (2 s . D shape. D shape. - They oa slet (ezn, 1,3,5 (benzene, solvents polar

rw b using by grown s prxmtl 2 approximately is 

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C 1 and 2 and 1 29 60 a found that that found molecule

, t , - nanowires follows a follows nanowires and M ad 1,3,5 and TMB

wo thin nanowires inserted into a bigger nanowi bigger a into inserted nanowires thin wo

growth directions cnlso ta te oaiain fet a be can effect polarization the that conclusion a n substrate a on  b t in wire in t with ,

3 in Figure in 3 therefore, due to the polarization forces in the system system the in forces polarization the to due

the

sre o plr ovns tlee 1,2,3 (toluene, solvents polar of series a C 60 C

solubility of solubility - C . 60

C 6 like structure, which was in agreement agreement in whichwas structure, like molecules 60

60 ×

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the crystal would preferably grow grow preferably would crystal the M wie h cytliain in crystallization the while TMB nanowires prepared by evapor by prepared nanowires nanowires 29 is

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are n osre sm curious some observed and eV

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drives C

parallel C t om temperature room at 60 60 , is much smaller than the than smaller much is

nanowire

and in solvents determined solvents in

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s suggest

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ies of the two reactions were calculated to be to calculated were reactions two the of ies 60

ilities tde te mechanism the studied and +

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∆ of + C can as bewritten an respectively, C E

60 3 60 푇푀퐵 the first the +

in + wire growing along two opposite directions2 growingalong twoopposite wire

= molecules and a 1,2,4 for the two isomers (c) and (d) and (c) isomers two the for 퐶 -

퐶 depth understanding of the polymerization pathway. polymerization the of understanding depth 60  - C 60 energy isomers of 3C of isomers energy + 55.11 60 → → 퐶

pathway oeue ad 1,2,4 a and molecules 60 퐶 퐻퐶

60

+ . niaig ht ecin 2 is (2) reaction that indicating

cl mol kcal

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60 푇푀퐵

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: − 3

molecules - 2 1 퐶 퐻 - , − 60

TMB molecule to TMB molecule to form linkages. three -

2 −

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etailed hey that pristine that 퐸 2 ∆ + 3 + E polymer after after polymer ∆

1

presented ∆

퐸 = 퐸 2

1 59.8 kcal mol kcal 59.8 theoretical

xtemc and exothermic  reaction (3) (3) reaction

and C 1 and2

60 two possible two

ageing nanowires suggested

analysis

 - Based 30 ∆ - TMB 1 E

3.

and ( ( ( 3 for for (c) 3 2 1

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60 field

and medical and 65 Structures of (a) C of (a) Structures aoie miti te interesting the maintain nanowires , - 66 emission transistors emission

and photorefractive devices because of the intrinsically magnitudeand photorefractivedevicesbecause large oftheintrinsically ofthe

because n sensors and s C

of C which 60

element thestructure in

molecules and metal or Si surface Si or metal and molecules

applications 60

of make

53 n

anowires 4

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TMB them ,

4 C aoie cud have could nanowires , , 5 , 15 60 ,

and two low two and 64 , because of the simple the of because

- 16 potentially 2H molecules

photo

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dimensionality, and potential quantum potential and dimensionality, high frequency filters frequency high

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therefore, they therefore,

C carbon carbon lo xetd o find to expected also 60

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than could , 17 s C

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60 molecules

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pA ( pA Optical is aconstant400 nm). Under × 60

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Cadmium Selenide ( Selenide Cadmium 8 ih sgiiat esit f ~100 of redshift significant a with itivity of the C the of itivity n

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pplications (as shown in Figure Figure in shown (as 60 t al. et

nanorods in enabling devices such as photodetectors, photovoltaics as well as well as photovoltaics photodetectors, as such devices enabling in nanorods

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)

nanowires extending across the visible spectrum demonstrates the demonstrates spectrum visible the across extending nanowires

method employing CS employing method

versus a dark current of current dark a versus .0 mmn Te w tria dvcs ee fabricated were devices terminal two The mm/min. 1.00 nm and nm - f process off

CdSe nm illumination sourc illumination nm 60

solution (4 mg/ml in CS in mg/ml (4 solution - via 3 400

) 60 D* 1

and )

interfacial electron electron interfacial molecules in the solid phase. solid the in molecules

m a cmae t vsbe ih irdain (450 irradiation light visible to compared as nm) eel usata photo substantial reveal of

via Lead Sulphide (PbS) Sulphide Lead >

10 thermal

eemnd o e 8.01 be to determined 9 m trbtd o h ehne Coulombic enhanced the to attributed nm

ity. ity. Jones, respectively. Jones, - 2 vis

- and IPA. and eae materials related ∼ 60 Using e, the device showsa e, the - 0.02 I seta tnaiiy ween the wherein tuneability, spectral NIR evaporation. The photocurrent versus versus photocurrent The evaporation. -

light sensing performance. Using a a Using performance. sensing light ige rsa ary were arrays crystal single

transfer and (ii) upon the filling of filling the upon (ii) and transfer

2 pA, displaying a large on/off ratio ratio on/off large a displaying pA, ) and ) Poly(3

As compared to C to compared As

nm) electrodes were deposited were electrodes nm)

et al. et nm

- nanocrystals to to nanocrystals nue cret generation current induced then removed at a constant a at removed then - - thick SiO thick

hexylthiophene ,

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