... synthesis of aligned amorphous silicon nanowires and their core/shell structures with Au nanoparticlesXing-bin Yana,b, Tao Xua, Shan Xua,b, Gang Chena,b,Qun-ji Xuea, Sheng-rong Yanga,*aState ... surfaces of different type single crystal silicon substrates (10 0) and (1 1 1), respectively, thatsequentially cleaned with deionized water, ethanol, andacetone, to allow the formation of the ... spectra of the aligned nanowires (a) and the particle-linked wires (b).Fig. 3. (a) Low magnification TEM image of SiNWs; (b) TEM image of a single particle-linked wire; (c) TEM image of a single...