Enabling semiconductor nanowire technologies via 3D atomic-scale insight

半导体纳米线（NW）是纳米技术的基石，有可能改变太阳能电池，发光二极管，激光器和晶体管，创造新的行业在通信，能源和医疗保健。纳米线的生长条件、性质和原子尺度结构之间的关系存在不确定性，阻碍了纳米线的工业化发展。该项目将通过为这些关系建立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功能来实现这一目标，以三维和原子分辨率揭示NW结构。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.