Comparison of GaAs nanowire growth seeded by Ag and Au colloidal nanoparticles on silicon. (30th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berdnikov, Yury; Ilkiv, Igor; Sibirev, Nickolay; Ubyivovk, Evgeniy; Bouravleuv, Alexei
• Is Part Of: Nanotechnology. Volume 31:Number 37(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06-30
• Subjects: Ag nanoparticles -- Au nanoparticles -- GaAs nanowires -- Si -- molecular beam epitaxy; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology; Publications périodiques; Nanotechnologies; Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab96e1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4484

Abstract

Abstract: We present a comparative study of GaAs nanowire growth on Si(111) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy with the assistance of Au and Ag colloidal nanoparticles. Our approach allows the synthesis of nanowires with different catalyst materials in separate sectors of the same substrate within the same epitaxial process. We match the experimental results to the modeling of chemical potentials and nanowire length distributions to analyze the impact of silicon incorporation into the catalyst droplets on the growth rates and size homogeneity in ensembles of Au- and Ag-catalyzed GaAs nanowires.