Crystalline quasi-one-dimensional Ag–TCNQ micro/nanostructures synthesized by solution reaction

Abstract The quasi-one-dimensional micro/nanostructures of metal-organic complex Ag–TCNQ were successfully synthesized via the reaction between Ag film and TCNQ dissolved in acetonitrile. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the obtained Ag–TCNQ was crystalline micro/nanowires and microtubes. It has been found that the formation of these micro/nanostructures proceeds through the nucleation and directional growth steps, and is governed by the nucleation-diffusion-controlled growth mechanism.