Nanoelectronic Device Applications Handbook

49	Cu Silicide Nanowires Fabrication, Characterization, and Application to Li-Ion Batteries Poh Keong Ng, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar and Carmen Maria Lilley

CONTENTS

49.1  Introduction

49.2  Synthesis Methods for Cu Silicide Nanowires

49.2.1  Single Crystalline Cu Silicide

49.2.2  Oblique Angle Codeposition of Cu-Si

49.3  Characterization of Cu Silicide Nanowires

49.3.1  Self-Assembled Nanowires

49.3.2  Growth Characteristics of Self-Assembled Nanowires

49.3.3  High-Resolution Analysis of Self-Assembled Cu Silicide Nanowires

49.3.4  Characterization of (Co)Deposited Cu Silicide Nanowires

49.4  Cu Silicides as Li-Ion Anode Materials

49.5  Summary and Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

49.1  INTRODUCTION

Although batteries are inherently simple ...