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To understand the growth mechanism and the effect of catalysts in growing III–V epitaxial nanowires, GaAs (111)B substrates with Au thin films were annealed in a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. Scanning/transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM) investigations indicate that, during annealing, the Au catalysts were formed and affect significantly the surface morphology of the GaAs substrates.
The Casimir force arising from quantum fluctuations could become the dominant interaction in silicon micromechanical devices under the appropriate conditions. The measured force is distinct from the pairwise summation of van der Waals forces.
Two different Au catalysts were used to grow GaAs epitaxial nanowires on GaAs (111)B substrates. Detailed investigations have shown that using Au thin film and annealing technique, it is possible to achieve nanowire growth with much higher density comparing to using Au nanoparticles. It is found that the tapering and lattice defects normally observed in nanowires induced by Au nanoparticles were reduced...
Growth of Au-catalyzed InP nanowires (NWs) by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) has been studied in the temperature range of 400-510°C and V/III ratio of 44-700. We demonstrate that minimal tapering of InP NWs can be achieved at 400°C and V/III ratio of 350. Zinc-blende (ZB) or wurtzite (WZ) NWs is obtained depending on the growth conditions. 4K microphotoluminescence (μ-PL) studies show...
GaAs and InP based nanowires were grown epitaxially on GaAs or InP (111)B substrates by MOCVD via VLS mechanism. In this paper, I will give an overview of nanowire research activities in our group.
GaAs and InP based nanowires were grown epitaxially on GaAs or InP (111)B substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using Au nanoparticles as catalyst. In this talk, I will give an overview of nanowire research activities in our group. Especially, the effects of growth parameters for GaAs and InP nanowires on the crystal quality have been studied in detail. We demonstrated the ability to...
InP and GaAs based nanowires were grown epitaxially on InP or GaAs (111)B substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition via vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. In this report, I will give an overview of nanowire research activities in our group. In particular, the effects of growth parameters for InP and GaAs nanowires on the crystal quality have been studied in detail. We demonstrated the...
Semiconductor nanowire (NW) heterostructures are increasingly important building blocks for electronic and optoelectronic devices. III-V nanowires with attention to well-controlled growth parameters, high structural quality and high optical quality NWs with unusually long recombination lifetimes can be achieved. We probe these NWs experimentally with both CW and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy...
In this paper, we demonstrate the key issues of axial nanowire heterostructures, such as, the fundamental criteria for formation and failure of axial nanowire heterostructures via vapor-liquid-solid mechanism and lateral misfit strain relaxation in these structures. We show the failure of axial nanowire heterostructures by growing InAs axially on GaAs nanowires, and the lateral misfit strain relaxation...
The fabrication and application of new gold-coated scanning probes (SPs) for direct 'write' of sub-micron metallic structures are reported. The SP consists of a base structure made of silicon nitride and a thin gold coating. The tip profile and radius of curvature are tightly controlled in the probe fabrication to ensure a predictable tip-substrate contact. By scanning a fabricated probe on a single...
We present the experimental characterization of micromachined electromagnetic probe using scanning Hall probe microscopy. The tested electromagnetic probe consists of a protruding sharp Permalloy needle embedded into a three-dimensional gold conducting coil, which is fabricated with a simple and straightforward micromachining process. By using a scanning Hall probe microscope, a comprehensive high-spatial...
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