Role of surface energy in nanowire growth

X Yuan, J Yang, J He, HH Tan… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
As research interest moves from micromaterials to nanomaterials and quantum structures,
the surface energy of the structures has an increasing impact on the nanomaterial growth …

Real-Time Study of Surface-Guided Nanowire Growth by In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy

A Rothman, K Bukvisova, NR Itzhak, I Kaplan-Ashiri… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Surface-guided growth has proven to be an efficient approach for the production of nanowire
arrays with controlled orientations and their large-scale integration into electronic and …

The synergic effect of atomic hydrogen adsorption and catalyst spreading on Ge nanowire growth orientation and kinking

M Kolíbal, T Pejchal, T Vystavěl, T Šikola - Nano letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Hydride precursors are commonly used for semiconductor nanowire growth from the vapor
phase and hydrogen is quite often used as a carrier gas. Here, we used in situ scanning …

Real-time observation of collector droplet oscillations during growth of straight nanowires

M Kolíbal, T Vystavěl, P Varga, T Šikola - Nano letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
A liquid droplet sitting on top of a pillar is crucially important for semiconductor nanowire
growth via a vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) mechanism. For the growth of long and straight …

Surface effects on the dual-mode vibration of< 1 1 0> silver nanowires with different cross-sections

HF Zhan, YT Gu - Journal of physics D: applied physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Dual-mode vibration of nanowires (NWs) has been reported experimentally through
actuation of the NW at its resonance frequency, which is expected to open up a variety of …

Vapor-solid-solid grown Ge nanowires at integrated circuit compatible temperature by molecular beam epitaxy

Z Zhu, Y Song, Z Zhang, H Sun, Y Han, Y Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate Au-assisted vapor-solid-solid (VSS) growth of Ge nanowires (NWs) by
molecular beam epitaxy at the substrate temperature of∼ 180 C, which is compatible with …

A little ribbing: Flux starvation engineering for rippled indium tin oxide nanotree branches

RT Tucker, AL Beaudry, JM LaForge… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Combining vapour-liquid-solid growth with glancing angle deposition (VLS-GLAD) facilitates
fabrication of branched nanowires not possible with either technique alone. Indium tin oxide …

Catalyst–substrate interaction and growth delay in vapor–liquid–solid nanowire growth

M Kolíbal, T Pejchal, T Musálek, T Šikola - Nanotechnology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding of the initial stage of nanowire growth on a bulk substrate is crucial for the
rational design of nanowire building blocks in future electronic and optoelectronic devices …

Impact of nucleation conditions on diameter modulation of GaAs nanowires

SC Crawford, S Ermez, G Haberfehlner… - …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Diameter-modulated nanowires can be used to impart unique properties to nanowire-based
devices. Here, diameter modulation along Au-seeded GaAs nanowires was achieved by …

Concurrent growth of Kirkendall pores and vapor–solid–solid protuberances on Ni wires during Mo vapor-phase deposition

C Wang, DC Dunand - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2014 - Springer
During vapor-phase deposition at 1273 K (1000° C), by pack cementation, of Mo onto 127-μ
m-diameter Ni wires, two phenomena are observed to occur concurrently, leading to strong …