Title :
Nanotubule formation by heterogeneous nucleation of silver along etched nuclear tracks in polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Author :
Petrov, Alexander ; Fink, Dietmar ; Muller, Manfred ; Sieber, I. ; Wilhelm, M. ; Stolterfoht, Nikolas ; Papaleo, R. ; Schulz, A. ; Vacik, J. ; Cervena, J. ; Hnatowicz, V. ; Chadderton, Lewis T. ; Berdinsky, Alexander S. ; Fahrner, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid State & Semicond. Phys., NAS Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Abstract :
Silver nanotubules of 10 μm length and 0.2 to 0.5 μm diameter were formed by chemical deposition of Ag onto the inner walls of etched tracks in polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The tubule evolution, beginning with silver nucleation from supersaturated solution, proceeding via Ag crystallite growth, and ending with formation of a continuous cylindrical metal film, is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and ion transmission spectrometry (ITS). We compare silver nanotubule formation in tracks with different nucleation centre densities.
Keywords :
nanotubes; nucleation; scanning electron microscopy; silver; 0.2 to 0.5 micron; 10 micron; Ag; chemical deposition; continuous cylindrical metal film; crystallite growth; etched nuclear tracks; heterogeneous nucleation; ion transmission spectrometry; nanotubule formation; nucleation centre densities; polyethylene terephthalate; scanning electron microscopy; silver nanotubules; supersaturated solution; tubule evolution; Etching; Insulation life; Nanostructured materials; Physics; Polyethylene; Polymers; Positron emission tomography; Production; Scanning electron microscopy; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices and Materials, 2002. Proceedings. 3rd Annual 2002 Siberian Russian Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
5-7782-0380-2
DOI :
10.1109/SREDM.2002.1024301
