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On the formation of Si nanowires by molecular beam epitaxy

  • Peter Werner EMAIL logo , Nikolai D. Zakharov , Gerhard Gerth , Luise Schubert and Ulrich Gösele
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 97 Issue 7

Abstract

Silicon nanowires can be successfully grown by applying the vapor – liquid – solid process. In the case of the commonly used chemical vapor deposition technique, a Si containing gas/precursor is cracked at Au droplets acting as seeds. Si adatoms are subsequently dissolved in the liquid metal. Due to a supersaturation within this droplet, Si precipitates predominantly at the liquid – solid interface – a nanowire grows. A different situation occurs if nanowires are grown by molecular beam epitaxy via the vapor– liquid – solid mechanism. The difference consists, for example, of the role of the metal seed, the morphology of the nanowires and their aspect ratio. In particular, surface diffusion including the metal used as well as Si, strongly influences the growth process. This article describes molecular beam epitaxy growth experiments of Si nanowires under ultra-high vacuum conditions and compares the results with other growth techniques.

Keywords: Semiconductor nanostructure; Silicon nano-wires; Molecular beam epitaxy

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Knut Urban on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Dr. Peter Werner Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Weinberg 2, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany Tel: +49 345 5582629

Funding statement: The authors would like to thank A. Frommfeld for the support of the MBE experiments, F. Syrowatka and S. Hofmann for SEM analysis, S. Hopfe for TEM specimen preparation, and M. Werner for specific TEM analysis. The author L. Schubert appreciates the financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Graduierten-Kolleg). The work was also partly supported by European project NODE (FP6/015783)

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Received: 2006-01-16
Accepted: 2006-04-22
Published Online: 2022-02-12

© 2006 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2006-0159
Keywords for this article
Semiconductor nanostructure; Silicon nano-wires; Molecular beam epitaxy

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