The influence of the surface migration of gold on the growth of silicon nanowires

Nature

Volumn 440, Issue 7080, 2006, Pages 69-71

  Hannon, J B ^a   Kodambaka, S ^a   Ross, F M ^a   Tromp, R M ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICON;

SILICON NANOWIRES; VAPOUR-LIQUID-SOLID (VLS) MECHANISM;

GOLD;

GOLD; SILICON;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COATED PARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MATERIAL COATING; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33644780780     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04574     Document Type: Article

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