Shape‐controlled synthesis of metal nanocrystals: simple chemistry meets complex physics?

Y Xia, Y Xiong, B Lim… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of
a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given …

Synthesis of silver nanostructures with controlled shapes and properties

B Wiley, Y Sun, Y Xia - Accounts of chemical research, 2007 - ACS Publications
Mastery over the shape of a nanostructure enables control over its properties and
usefulness for a given application. By controlling the crystallinity of the seeds from which …

Current-induced cleaning of graphene

J Moser, A Barreiro, A Bachtold - Applied Physics Letters, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
A simple yet highly reproducible method to suppress contamination of graphene at low
temperature inside the cryostat is presented. The method consists of applying a current of …

Phonon dispersion in graphite

J Maultzsch, S Reich, C Thomsen, H Requardt… - Physical review …, 2004 - APS
We measured the dispersion of the graphite optical phonons in the in-plane Brillouin zone
by inelastic x-ray scattering. The longitudinal and transverse optical branches cross along …

Physics of carbon nanotube electronic devices

MP Anantram, F Leonard - Reports on progress in physics, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are amongst the most explored one-dimensional nanostructures
and have attracted tremendous interest from fundamental science and technological …

Subnanometer motion of cargoes driven by thermal gradients along carbon nanotubes

A Barreiro, R Rurali, ER Hernandez, J Moser, T Pichler… - Science, 2008 - science.org
An important issue in nanoelectromechanical systems is developing small electrically driven
motors. We report on an artificial nanofabricated motor in which one short carbon nanotube …

One-dimensional nanostructures of metals: large-scale synthesis and some potential applications

J Chen, BJ Wiley, Y Xia - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
We review recent developments in our group regarding the solution-phase synthesis of one-
dimensional nanostructures of metals. The synthetic approaches include solution− liquid …

Formkontrolle bei der Synthese von Metallnanokristallen: einfache Chemie, komplexe Physik?

Y Xia, Y Xiong, B Lim, SE Skrabalak - Angewandte Chemie, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nanokristalle sind von grundlegender Bedeutung in der modernen Wissenschaft und
Technologie. Die Eigenschaften eines Nanokristalls lassen sich über seine Form …

Transport properties of graphene in the high-current limit

A Barreiro, M Lazzeri, J Moser, F Mauri, A Bachtold - Physical review letters, 2009 - APS
We present a detailed study of the high-current transport properties of graphene devices
patterned in a four-point configuration. The current tends to saturate as the voltage across …

Carbon nanotube based bearing for rotational motions

B Bourlon, DC Glattli, C Miko, L Forró, A Bachtold - Nano Letters, 2004 - ACS Publications
We describe the fabrication of a nanoelectromechanical system consisting of a plate rotating
around a multiwalled nanotube bearing. The nanotube has been engineered so that the …