Thermodynamic theory of growth of nanostructures

被引:63
作者
Li, X. L. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Wang, C. X. [3 ]
Yang, G. W. [3 ]
机构
[1] S China Normal Univ, Coll Biophoton, MOE Key Lab Laser Life Sci, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] S China Normal Univ, Coll Biophoton, Inst Laser Life Sci, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[3] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Inst Optoelect & Funct Composite Mat, State Key Lab Optoelect Mat & Technol, Nanotechnol Res Ctr,Sch Phys & Engn, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Nanostructures; Thermodynamics; Growth mechanism; Quantum dots and rings; Nanowires; Epitaxy; INAS QUANTUM DOTS; ASSEMBLED GE ISLANDS; STRANSKI-KRASTANOW GROWTH; ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES; CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY; NANOMETER-SCALE GAAS; LIQUID-SOLID GROWTH; SELF-ORGANIZATION; SILICON NANOWIRES;
D O I
10.1016/j.pmatsci.2014.03.002
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Self-assembled nanostructures, such as quantum dots (QDs), quantum rings (QRs) and nanowires (NWs), have been extensively studied because of their physical properties and promising device applications. To improve their physical properties and device applications, the fabrication of nanostructures with a uniform size, proper shape and regular position is desired in nanotechnology. Therefore, investigations of the growth process of nanostructures are highly important to control the self-assembly and synthesis processes of nanostructures flexibly. Thermodynamic theory as a universal approach to investigate material growth has been widely used to study the growth of nanostructures. This review covers the thermodynamic theoretical treatments of the growth of nanostructures, including QDs by epitaxy, QRs by droplet epitaxy, and NWs by the vapor liquid solid (VLS) mechanism. First, we introduce the thermodynamic models of the growth mechanisms of QDs by self-assembled epitaxy. The formation, stability, shape and position of QDs are discussed. Second, we introduce the nucleation thermodynamics and the growth kinetics of QRs by droplet epitaxy, and we present a simulation method employing the shape evolution of QRs based on a kinetic model. Third, several theoretical tools are introduced to address the nucleation and growth of NW by the VLS process. Finally, we introduce a thermodynamic treatment including the thermal fluctuations within the context of a statistical mechanical and quantum mechanical model for the temperature-dependent growth of nanostructures. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:121 / 199
页数:79
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