Is there a thermodynamic size limit of nanowires grown by the vapor-liquid-solid process?

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1199-1201

  Tan, Teh Y ^a   Li, Na ^a   Gösele, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DROP FORMATION; SILICON; THERMODYNAMICS;

NANOWIRES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0041423490     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1599984     Document Type: Article

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