Fig. 2: Role of AuNPs in the carbon nanofiber-assisted growth of ZnO nanostructures.
From: Electrospun carbon nanofibre-assisted patterning of metal oxide nanostructures
a SEM of carbon nanofibres. Inset shows the HAADF STEM image of carbon nanofibres. b, c Low and high magnification SEM images of the ZnO nanostructures, respectively, obtained after vapor-phase transfer growth using the carbon nanofibres as the substrate. c SEM image of AuNPs/carbon nanofibres. Inset presents the HAADF STEM image of AuNPs/carbon nanofibres, showing the distribution of AuNPs within the carbon nanofibril matrix. The bright spots represent the AuNPs. e, f Low and high magnification SEM image of the caterpillar-like ZnO nanowires obtained using the AuNPs/carbon nanofibres.
