Epitaxial growth of silicon nanowires using an aluminium catalyst

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 186-189

  Wang, Yewu ^a   Schmidt, Volker ^a   Senz, Stephan ^a   Gösele, Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; NANOTUBE; SILICON;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC WIRING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; SILICON;

EID: 50549104030     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2006.133     Document Type: Article

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