TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanotips
T2 - Growth, model, and applications
AU - Chattopadhyay, Surojit
AU - Chen, Li Chyong
AU - Chen, Kuei Hsien
PY - 2006/8/1
Y1 - 2006/8/1
N2 - The tip morphology in the nanoscale is discussed as a member of the one-dimensional nanostructure family. Different growth techniques used for the synthesis of the nanotips have been outlined and compared against each other including, etching, pyrolysis, physical, and chemical vapour deposition. Growth models for hollow and solid nanotips are compared and discussed in detail with a thrust on the 'cone-helix' model for the hollow tips and the 'platelet stacking' model for the solid tips. Application of the nanotips in field emission, scanning probe microscopy, sensing, anti-reflection, and nanoindentation is discussed.
AB - The tip morphology in the nanoscale is discussed as a member of the one-dimensional nanostructure family. Different growth techniques used for the synthesis of the nanotips have been outlined and compared against each other including, etching, pyrolysis, physical, and chemical vapour deposition. Growth models for hollow and solid nanotips are compared and discussed in detail with a thrust on the 'cone-helix' model for the hollow tips and the 'platelet stacking' model for the solid tips. Application of the nanotips in field emission, scanning probe microscopy, sensing, anti-reflection, and nanoindentation is discussed.
KW - Apex angle
KW - Chemical vapour deposition
KW - Disclination angle
KW - Nanotips
KW - Platelet stacking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33744946033&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10408430600689299
DO - 10.1080/10408430600689299
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33744946033
SN - 1040-8436
VL - 31
SP - 15
EP - 53
JO - Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
JF - Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
IS - 1-2
ER -