Growth of InAs Nanowires on SiO2 Substrates: Nucleation, Evolution, and the Role of Au Nanoparticles
Growth of InAs Nanowires on SiO2 Substrates: Nucleation, Evolution, and the Role of Au Nanoparticles
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InAs 纳米线在 SiO2 基底上的生长:成核、演化和 Au 纳米粒子的作用
DOI:
10.1021/jp0733872
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Deli Wang
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作者:
S. Dayeh;E. Yu;Deli Wang
We have studied the nucleation and growth of InAs nanowires (NWs) on SiO2/Si substrates by organometallic vapor-phase epitaxy (OMVPE). Through systematic characterization of InAs NW morphology as a function of V/III precursor ratio, precursor flow rates, growth temperature, growth time, and the presence/absence of Au nanoparticles, a number of significant insights into InAs NW growth using OMVPE have been developed. Specifically, we have found that (i) the growth of InAs NWs can be initiated from a single indium (In) droplet, (ii) Au nanoparticles (NPs) enhance group V precursor (AsH3) pyrolysis but are not necessary to nucleate growth, (iii) growth of InAs NWs on SiO2 substrates occurs in the kinetically limited vapor−liquid−solid (VLS) growth regime, (iv) InAs NWs on SiO2 films decompose at elevated temperatures even under significant AsH3 overpressure, and (v) the V/III ratio is the growth-rate-limiting factor in the VLS growth of the InAs nanowires. Many of these findings on InAs NW growth can be gene...