Highly aligned silver nanowire arrays are synthesized under direct current electric
field (DCEF) treatment by a solid state ionics method without any template at
normal temperature and pressure. The degree of alignment of the synthesized
nanowires increases with increase of the DCEF strength. The mechanism of the
effect of the DCEF on the nanowire alignment is discussed briefly. Moreover, the
alignment of the individual nanowires in a bundle is further proved by observing the
polarization dependence in the experiment of the polarized reflection measurements.
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