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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Dolado Fernández, Jaime author Renforth, Kate L. author Nunn, James E author Hindsmarsh, Steve A. author Hidalgo Alcalde, Pedro author Sánchez, Ana M. author Méndez Martín, María Bianchi author 2020-01 Herein, we report the formation of a particular core-shell structure, with a zinc germanate (Zn_2GeO_4) nanowire core and a discontinuous shell of SnO_2 nanocrystals, obtained in a single-step process. We propose a growth model that combines the Plateau-Rayleigh mechanism to produce a pattern of amorphous germanium oxide (a-GeO_2) particles along the Zn_2GeO_4 nanowire and the subsequent growth of well-faceted SnO_2 crystals when the nanowire orientation meets good lattice matching conditions. In this latter case, the linear array of a-GeO_2 particles acts as nucleation sites for the SnO_2 crystallites, leading to a skewer-like morphology that retains the periodicity of the Plateau-Rayleigh process. Otherwise, nanowires with different orientations appear decorated with a pattern of a-GeO_2 beads mimicking a necklace. Atomic resolution electron microscopy has been used to characterize the Zn_2GeO_4/SnO_2 nanoheterostructures. In addition, optical confinement effects have been observed in the luminescence maps and spectra, which have potential for further exploitation in the design of optical microcavities. 1528-7483 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01494 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6071 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01494 https://pubs.acs.org/ Zn_2GeO_4/SnO_2 nanowire heterostructures driven by plateau-rayleigh instability