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

Figure 7

(a–d) Simplified representation of the growth of a Bi nanowire on a vanadium film following the root-growth mode. (e) TEM image of a Bi nanowire on the substrate. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping of the distribution of the different species is also shown [39]. Reprinted with permission from the American Chemical Society.