Nanoparticles suppress fluid instabilities in the thermal drawing of ultralong nanowires

Injoo Hwang; Zeyi Guan; Chezheng Cao; Wenliang Tang; Chi On Chui; Xiaochun Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19796-5

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Nanoparticles suppress fluid instabilities in the thermal drawing of ultralong nanowires

Injoo Hwang,
Zeyi Guan,
Chezheng Cao,
Wenliang Tang,
Chi On Chui,
Xiaochun Li

Affiliations

Injoo Hwang: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California
Zeyi Guan: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California
Chezheng Cao: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California
Wenliang Tang: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California
Chi On Chui: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
Xiaochun Li: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19796-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Thermal drawing of glass-cladded metal nanowires is limited by fluid instabilities. Hwang et al. show how admixing tungsten carbide nanoparticles to the zinc core of a borosilicate-cladded wire leads to intact fibres over lengths significantly exceeding those of metals with high melting points.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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