Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of Single Cu_xO Nanowires.

ABSTRACT: Copper oxide nanowires (NWs) are promising elements for the realization of a wide range of devices for low-power electronics, gas sensors, and energy storage applications, due to their high aspect ratio, low environmental impact, and cost-effective manufacturing. Here, we report on the electrical and thermal properties of copper oxide NWs synthetized through thermal growth directly on copper foil. Structural characterization revealed that the growth process resulted in the formation of vertically aligned NWs on the Cu growth substrate, while the investigation of chemical composition revealed that the NWs were composed of CuO rather than Cu₂O. The electrical characterization of single-NW-based devices, in which single NWs were contacted by Cu electrodes, revealed that the NWs wer

SUBMITTER: De Carlo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648451 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature