3D semiconducting nanostructures via inverse lipid cubic phases.

Burton, M. R., Lei, C., Staniec, P. A., Terrill, N. J., Squires, A. M., White, N. M. and Nandhakumar, I. S. (2017) 3D semiconducting nanostructures via inverse lipid cubic phases. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). 6405. ISSN 2045-2322 doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06895-5

Abstract/Summary

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.

Additional Information	** From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router. ** History: ** received: 05-04-2017 ** accepted: 19-06-2017
Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/71878
Identification Number/DOI	10.1038/s41598-017-06895-5
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Additional Information	** From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router. ** History: ** received: 05-04-2017 ** accepted: 19-06-2017
Publisher	Nature Publishing Group
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