Large-scale fabrication of ordered arrays of microcontainers and the restraint effect on growth of CuO nanowires

A new surface nano-patterning technique, the so-called UTAM nano-patterning approach, is reported here in this paper. Using the UTAM nano-patterning technique, large-scale arrays of highly ordered nanostructures (nanoparticles and nanoholes) in the range of square centimeters have been fabricated on substrates in a massive parallel way. The resulting nanostructures are characterized by highly defined and controllable size, shape, composition, and spacing of the nanostructures. By changing the structural parameters of the nanoparticles, the properties of the nanoparticle arrays can be tuned. This non-lithographic surface nano-patterning approach provides an efficient and low-cost alternative in fabricating large-scale ordered arrays of surface nanostructures.

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Facile large-scale synthesis of vertically aligned CuO nanowires on nickel foam: growth mechanism and remarkable electrochemical performance

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c3ta14767c ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (11) ◽

pp. 3865 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Qiaobao Zhang ◽

Jiexi Wang ◽

Daguo Xu ◽

Zhixing Wang ◽

Xinhai Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Performance ◽

Growth Mechanism ◽

Large Scale ◽

Nickel Foam ◽

Cuo Nanowires ◽

Vertically Aligned ◽

Large Scale Synthesis

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A room temperature chemical route for large scale synthesis of sub-15 nm ultralong CuO nanowires with strong size effect and enhanced photocatalytic activity

CrystEngComm ◽

10.1039/c2ce25666e ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (18) ◽

pp. 5914 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Wenzhong Wang ◽

Lijuan Wang ◽

Honglong Shi ◽

Yujie Liang

Keyword(s):

Photocatalytic Activity ◽

Size Effect ◽

Large Scale ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Chemical Route ◽

Cuo Nanowires ◽

Large Scale Synthesis ◽

Strong Size Effect

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Assembly of Well-Aligned Electrospun Nanofibers via Contact-Transfer Printing

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.562-564.277 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 562-564 ◽

pp. 277-280

Author(s):

Ling Zhi Liu ◽

Yun Ze Long ◽

Bin Sun ◽

Hong Di Zhang ◽

Pi Tao Dong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Electrospun Nanofibers ◽

Practical Method ◽

Electrospun Fibers ◽

Flexible Substrates ◽

Transfer Printing ◽

Sio2 Substrate ◽

Ordered Arrays ◽

Aligned Nanofibers ◽

High Degree

Electrospinning is a simple and practical method for fabricating uniform fibers with diameters range from several micrometers down to a few nanometers. In order to achieve highly ordered arrays of nanofibers, a novel and feasible approach, named contact-transfer printing of electrospun fibers, is reported in this paper. Via this method, large-scale aligned nanofibers on various rigid or flexible substrates can be assembled. This technique is demonstrated to be efficient on transferring of electrospun nanofibers with a high degree of alignment (~88.2%) on a SiO2 substrate. In addition, it is found that the printing outcome highly depends on the pressure between collecting and receiving substrate.

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