... 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 any ... will lead to a large amount of carbon nanoparticles having high chemical activity. Thegrowth of SiNWs may start from the reaction of the activecarbon nanoparticles with the native oxide layer ... Yanga,*aState Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, ChinabGraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,...