Vapor-phase growth of one-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide wires

Abstract

Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) have attracted significant attention in recent years owing to their diverse nanostructures and physical properties. In particular, the progress of growth techniques has enabled the efficient preparation of high-quality two-dimensional (2D) layered TMCs, as well as various one-dimensional (1D) TMCs, such as nanotubes, nanoribbons, and nanowires. In this study, we focus on 1D TMC wires. An overview of recent progress in this area and our findings on vapor-phase growth of isolated single TMC wires and large-area networks of TMC wires are presented.