Vertically aligned wurtzite CdTe nanowires derived from a catalytically driven growth mode

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 27, 2007, Pages

  Neretina, S ^a   Hughes, R A ^b   Britten, J F ^b   Sochinskii, N V ^c   Preston, J S ^a,b   Mascher, P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BUILDING BLOCKS; CATALYTICALLY DRIVEN PROCESS; HIGHLY FACETED; TECHNOLOGICALLY RELEVANT; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CADMIUM; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; NANOWIRE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOCATALYSIS; NANODEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34250782068     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/27/275301     Document Type: Article

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