Enabling semiconductor nanowire technologies via 3D atomic-scale insight

半导体纳米线(NW)是一种纳米技术积木，有可能改变太阳能电池、发光二极管、激光和晶体管，在通信、能源和医疗保健领域创造新的产业。原子核的生长条件、性质和原子级结构之间的关系存在不确定性，阻碍了核供应源的工业化发展。该项目将通过为这些关系建立一个严格的框架来应对这一挑战。该项目旨在通过利用原子探针显微镜的独特力量来揭示原子分辨率的三维NW结构来实现这一点。该项目旨在将澳大利亚的研究置于这些未来产业发展的前沿。

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) are nanotechnology building blocks that have the potential to transform solar cells, light emitting diodes, lasers and transistors, creating new industries in communications, energy and healthcare. The industrial development of NWs has been blocked by uncertainties in the relationships between their growth conditions, properties and atomic-scale structure. This project will address this challenge by establishing a rigorous framework for these relationships. The project aims to achieve this by harnessing the unique power of atom probe microscopy to reveal the NW structure in three dimensions, and at atomic-resolution. The project aims to place Australian research at the frontier of development of these future industries.