American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 34(113), p. 15196-15200, 2009
DOI: 10.1021/jp905396r
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Au nanowires were produced at the interface of air/water by immersing a Au coated platinum tip into the growth solution containing CTAB, HAuCl4, and ascorbic acid. The Au coating layer is composed of 10−30 nm Au islands and these Au islands initiated the growth of Au crystals, which further produced Au nanowires via the template effect of the aligned cationic surfactant CTAB monolayer at the interface.