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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2011 Jan 18;3(2):261–270. doi: 10.1021/am1009056

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

Schematic illustration of the two possible behaviors of the anchored Ag nanoparticles on the sidewalls of silicon nanowires. I. The anchored Ag nanoparticle acted as a new etching site. II. The anchored Ag nanoparticle re-dissolved into solution.