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<table>A view of the produced material: (a) Clusters of nanowires on Au seeds, (b) One cluster of nanowires, (c) A detailed SEM image inside a cluster. (d) Nanowires of diameter <i>≈</i>30 nm.</table>

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Growth and Characterization of Nanowires

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