Effect of deposition parameters on the crystal orientation and growth of Ag nanowires

Abstract

AbstractAg nanowires deposited at –0.1 V to –0.6 V are single-crystals along [110] direction, and are polycrystalline when deposited at –1.0 V. The large critical nucleus and slow nucleation rate at low potentials could be responsible for the growth of single-crystal. The polycrystalline growth can be related to the small critical nuclei and fast nucleation rate at high potentials. At –0.2 V and different temperatures (15 °C to 60 °C), the preferred growth plane is (220).