文摘
Co−Ni alloy nanowires were in situ sheathed inside carbon nanotubes by a detonation-assisted chemical vapor deposition. The nanowires exhibit an unusual high-density lamellar-twinned structure. The observations of the frozen intermediates suggested that the nanowires form from a fusion of small alloy particles. The formation of the unusual high-density lamellar-twinned structures is associated with a confinement effect of the closed narrow channels of carbon nanotubes. Within the channels, the fusion of Co−Ni alloy particles proceeds in a unique kinetic environment, in which high-density lamellar twinning boundaries are formed to meet a quick reduction of excess energy.