Diameter-dependent composition of vapor-liquid-solid grown Si1-xGex nanowires

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作者
Zhang, Xi [1 ]
Lew, Kok-Keong [1 ]
Nimmatoori, Pramod [1 ]
Redwing, Joan M. [1 ]
Dickey, Elizabeth C. [1 ]
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[1] Penn State Univ, Mat Res Inst, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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10.1021/nl071132u
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Diameter-dependent compositions of Si-1-Ge-x(x) nanowires grown by a vapor-liquid-solid mechanism using SiH4 and GeH4 precursors are studied by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy. For the growth conditions studied, the Ge concentration in Si-1-Ge-x(x) nanowires shows a strong dependence on nanowire diameter, with the Ge concentration decreasing with decreasing nanowire diameter below similar to 50 nm. The size-dependent nature of Ge concentration in Si-1-Ge-x(x) NWs is strongly suggestive of Gibbs-Thomson effects and highlights another important phenomenon in nanowire growth.
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