Necklace-like ultrathin silver telluride nanowire films and their reversible structural phase transition

Abstract

Ultrathin necklace-like Ag₂Te nanowires with a diameter of 10 nm and a length of several micrometers are fabricated by a simple solution-based process at low temperature, and the Ag₂Te nanowire films are fabricated by a Langmuir–Blodgett technique. A reversible structural phase transition of the nanowire films obtained can be observed, and in addition is also reflected by the electrical properties.