Research Article

Synthesis of Nanoscale Heterostructures Comprised of Metal Nanowires, Carbon Nanotubes, and Metal Nanoparticles: Investigation of Their Structure and Electrochemical Properties

Figure 1

Schematic illustrating (a) electrodeposition of Au/Ni nanowire, (b) growth of CNT on tip of nanowire in a CVD process, and (c) decoration of Ni/NiO core/shell nanoparticles on NW-CNT heterostructure in a wet-chemical approach.