Research Article

Tungsten/Platinum Hybrid Nanowire Growth via Field Emission Using Nanorobotic Manipulation

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Schematic showing the apparatus configuration during hybrid nanowire growth: (a) configuration of platinum nanowire growth, (b) after platinum nanowire growth at the MWCNT tip, (c) configuration of tungsten nanowire growth, and (d) after tungsten nanowire growth at the tip of platinum nanowire.
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(a) Configuration of platinum nanowire growth
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(b) After platinum nanowire growth at the tip of MWNT
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(c) Configuration of tungsten nanowire growth
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(d) After tungsten nanowire growth at the tip of platinum nanowire