Nanobismuth: Fabrication, Optical, and Plasmonic Properties—Emerging Applications

Figure 6

(a) Schematic representation of the tip-growth mode. (b) SEM image of Bi nanowires following the tip-growth mode. Reprinted from © Steven Antony Stanley, “The growth, structure and electrical properties of PVD deposited thin films and nanostructures of bismuth and antimony [D]” (2009), under CC by 2.5 license.

(a)

(b)