Template-Based Synthesis of Nanorod or Nanowire Arrays

Abstract

This chapter introduces the fundamentals of and various technical approaches developed for template-based synthesis of nanorod ar- rays. After a brief introduction to various concepts associated with the growth of nanorods, nano- wires and nanobelts, the chapter focuses mainly on the most widely used and well established techniques for the template-based growth of nanorod arrays: electrochemical deposition, electrophoretic deposition, template filling via capillary force and centrifugation, and chemical conversion. In each section, the relevant funda- mentals are first introduced, and then examples are given to illustrate the specific details of each technique.