... Physica E 38 (2007) 27–30 Flower- like silicon nanostructures Zhihong Liua, Jia Shaa,b, Qing Yanga, Zixue Sua,b, Hui Zhanga, Deren Yanga,ÃaState Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang ... flower -like silicon nanostructure grown by combining the oxidation-assisted growth (OAG) mechanism andthe vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) growth mechanism. It is found that the flower -like silicon nanostructures ... reserved.PACS: 68.65.Àk; 78.20.Nv; 78.67.ÀnKeywords: Silicon; Flower- like; Photothermal; Nanowires1. IntroductionDuring recent years, silicon nanostructures have attractedmuch attention due to...