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Morphology Controlled Fabrication of InN Nanowires on Brass Substrates.

ABSTRACT: Growth of semiconductor nanowires on cheap metal substrates could pave the way to the large-scale manufacture of low-cost nanowire-based devices. In this work, we demonstrated that high density InN nanowires can be directly grown on brass substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. It was found that Zn from the brass substrates is the key factor in the formation of nanowires by restricting the lateral growth of InN. The nanowire morphology is highly dependent on the growth temperature. While at a lower growth temperature, the nanowires and the In droplets have large diameters. At the elevated growth temperature, the lateral sizes of the nanowires and the In droplets are much smaller. Moreover, the nanowire diameter can be controlled in situ by varying the temperature in the growth process. This method is very instructive to the diameter-controlled growth of nanowires of other materials.

SUBMITTER: Li H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5245764 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Morphology Controlled Fabrication of InN Nanowires on Brass Substrates.

Li Huijie H Zhao Guijuan G Wang Lianshan L Chen Zhen Z Yang Shaoyan S

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20161029 11

Growth of semiconductor nanowires on cheap metal substrates could pave the way to the large-scale manufacture of low-cost nanowire-based devices. In this work, we demonstrated that high density InN nanowires can be directly grown on brass substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. It was found that Zn from the brass substrates is the key factor in the formation of nanowires by restricting the lateral growth of InN. The nanowire morphology is highly dependent on the growth temperature ...[more]

PMID: 28335323

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