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The impacts of surface conditions on the vapor-liquid-solid growth of germanium nanowires on Si (100) substrate

The impacts of surface conditions on the vapor-liquid-solid growth of germanium nanowires on Si (100) substrate
The impacts of surface conditions on the vapor-liquid-solid growth of germanium nanowires on Si (100) substrate
The impacts of surface conditions on the growth of Ge nanowires on a Si (100) substrate are discussed in detail. On SiO2-terminated Si substrates, high-density Ge nanowires can be easily grown. However, on H-terminated Si substrates, growing Ge nanowires is more complex. The silicon migration and the formation of a native SiO2 overlayer on a catalyst surface retard the growth of Ge nanowires. After removing this overlayer in the HF solution, high-density and well-ordered Ge nanowires are grown. Ge nanowires cross vertically and form two sets of parallel nanowires. It is found that nanowires grew along ?110? directions
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Li, C.B., Usami, K., Muraki, T., Mizuta, Hiroshi and Oda, S. (2008) The impacts of surface conditions on the vapor-liquid-solid growth of germanium nanowires on Si (100) substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 93 (4), 41917. (doi:10.1063/1.2968201).

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The impacts of surface conditions on the growth of Ge nanowires on a Si (100) substrate are discussed in detail. On SiO2-terminated Si substrates, high-density Ge nanowires can be easily grown. However, on H-terminated Si substrates, growing Ge nanowires is more complex. The silicon migration and the formation of a native SiO2 overlayer on a catalyst surface retard the growth of Ge nanowires. After removing this overlayer in the HF solution, high-density and well-ordered Ge nanowires are grown. Ge nanowires cross vertically and form two sets of parallel nanowires. It is found that nanowires grew along ?110? directions

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Published date: 2008
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 266508
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/266508
ISSN: 0003-6951
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Date deposited: 04 Aug 2008 15:39
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 08:29

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Author: C.B. Li
Author: K. Usami
Author: T. Muraki
Author: Hiroshi Mizuta
Author: S. Oda

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