A review and expansion of the fundamental processes of the vapor–liquid–solid (VLS)
growth mechanism for nanowires is presented. Although the focus is on nanowires, most of …

Seed particles of elements or compounds which may or may not form alloys are now used
extensively in promoting well-controlled nanowire growth. The technology has evolved …

Nucleation theory provides a powerful tool for growth modeling of a variety of objects: from
liquid droplets to thin solid films and biological structures. Theoretical approaches based on …

The strength of metal crystals is reduced below the theoretical value by the presence of
dislocations or by flaws that allow easy nucleation of dislocations. A straightforward method …

We present results of ideal epitaxial nucleation and growth of III− V semiconductor
nanowires on silicon substrates. This addresses the long-time challenge of integrating high …

The formation of nanostructures with controlled size and morphology has been the focus of
intensive research in recent years,,,,,,,,,. Such nanostructures are important in the …

We demonstrate the use of nanoimprint lithography to define arrays of vertical InP
nanowires. Each nanowire is individually seeded from a catalyzing gold particle and then …

We present growth studies of InAs nanowires nucleated from lithographically positioned Au
seeds on InAs (111) B substrates. The nanowires are grown in a chemical beam epitaxy …

We demonstrate vertically aligned epitaxial GaAs nanowires of excellent crystallographic
quality and optimal shape, grown by Au nanoparticle-catalyzed metalorganic chemical …

Semiconductor nanowires are key building blocks for the next generation of light-emitting
diodes, solar cells and batteries. To fabricate functional nanowire-based devices on an …