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| Title |
Large-scale and uniform preparation of pure-phase wurtzite GaAs NWs on non-crystalline substrates
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| Published in |
Discover Nano, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1556-276x-7-632 |
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| Authors |
Ning Han, Jared J Hou, Fengyun Wang, SenPo Yip, Hao Lin, Ming Fang, Fei Xiu, Xiaoling Shi, TakFu Hung, Johnny C Ho |
| Abstract |
One of the challenges to prepare high-performance and uniform III-V semiconductor nanowires (NWs) is to control the crystal structure in large-scale. A mixed crystal phase is usually observed due to the small surface energy difference between the cubic zincblende (ZB) and hexagonal wurtzite (WZ) structures, especially on non-crystalline substrates. Here, utilizing Au film as thin as 0.1 nm as the catalyst, we successfully demonstrate the large-scale synthesis of pure-phase WZ GaAs NWs on amorphous SiO2/Si substrates. The obtained NWs are smooth, uniform with a high aspect ratio, and have a narrow diameter distribution of 9.5 ± 1.4 nm. The WZ structure is verified by crystallographic investigations, and the corresponding electronic bandgap is also determined to be approximately 1.62 eV by the reflectance measurement. The formation mechanism of WZ NWs is mainly attributed to the ultra-small NW diameter and the very narrow diameter distribution associated, where the WZ phase is more thermodynamically stable compared to the ZB structure. After configured as NW field-effect-transistors, a high ION/IOFF ratio of 104 - 105 is obtained, operating in the enhancement device mode. The preparation technology and good uniform performance here have illustrated a great promise for the large-scale synthesis of pure phase NWs for electronic and optical applications. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 30% |
| Researcher | 5 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 15% |
| Professor | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 8 | 40% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 8 | 40% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 5% |
| Engineering | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
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#798
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