3D semiconducting nanostructures via inverse lipid cubic phases

M. R. Burton; C. Lei; P. A. Staniec; N. J. Terrill; A. M. Squires; N. M. White; Iris S. Nandhakumar

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06895-5

Scientific Reports (Jul 2017)

3D semiconducting nanostructures via inverse lipid cubic phases

M. R. Burton,
C. Lei,
P. A. Staniec,
N. J. Terrill,
A. M. Squires,
N. M. White,
Iris S. Nandhakumar

Affiliations

M. R. Burton: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
C. Lei: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
P. A. Staniec: Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
N. J. Terrill: Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
A. M. Squires: Department of Chemistry, University of Reading
N. M. White: Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
Iris S. Nandhakumar: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06895-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract Well-ordered and highly interconnected 3D semiconducting nanostructures of bismuth sulphide were prepared from inverse cubic lipid mesophases. This route offers significant advantages in terms of mild conditions, ease of use and electrode architecture over other routes to nanomaterials synthesis for device applications. The resulting 3D bicontinous nanowire network films exhibited a single diamond topology of symmetry Fd3m (Q227) which was verified by Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and holds great promise for potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics and thermoelectrics.

Published in Scientific Reports

ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/srep/

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