Heteroaggregation assisted wet synthesis of core–shell silver–silica–cadmium selenide nanowires

Nanowire–nanoparticle core–shell heteroaggregation in non-polar environment driven by the interplay of van der Waals attraction and steric repulsion.

Laser-activated gold catalysts for liquid-phase growth of cadmium selenide nanowires

A laser-activated-catalyst (LAC) technique was developed to grow CdSe nanowires in liquid medium at room temperature. The LAC technique can achieve accurate positioning of nanowires, which is beneficial for device fabrication.