Sn‐Catalyzed Thermal Evaporation Synthesis of Tetrapod‐Branched ZnSe Nanorod Architectures

The special branch: Tetrapod-branched ZnSe nanorod architectures have been synthesized via a simple Sn-catalyzed thermal evaporation process. Each branch within these architectures has a hexagon-like cross section and well- defined crystallographic facets, thus forming a regular hexagonal prismatic structure. The lengths and diameters of the branches are ≈180–250 and ≈80–120 nm, respectively.