... Polymer-assisted 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 ... analytic results of the morphology and microstructure confirmedthe orientation and the amorphous nature of the SiNWs, and the high dispersion of Au nanoparticles on the surface of the SiNWswithout ... [8,9], and solution etch-ing [10]. Furthermore, it has been recently reported that enhanced yields of SiNWs are obtained by heating a Sisubstrate coated with carbon nanoparticles at 1050 °Cunder...