In Situ TEM Manipulation and Property Study of Cd₂Ge₂O₃ Nanowires

Abstract:

Cd₂Ge₂O₆ nanowires have been synthesized via a simple and facile hydrothermal route using GeO₂ and CdO as the source materials with the surfactant. The structure and morphology of the Cd₂Ge₂O₆ nanowires were fully analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and HRTEM. With a focused electron beam irradiation, the Cd₂Ge₂O₆ nanowire became unstable and tended to heavily destroyed under a long time irradiation. Using the TEM-STM holder, electrical properties of an individual Cd₂Ge₂O₆ nanowire has been measured and the obtained I-V curve demonstrated the semiconductor property.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1088)
• Pages: 48-51
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1088.48
• Online since: February 2015
• Authors: Qian Liu, Jun Qing Hu*
• Keywords: CdGeO₃, In Situ, Nanowires, TEM

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