Twinning superlattices in indium phosphide nanowires

Nature

Volumn 456, Issue 7220, 2008, Pages 369-372

  Algra, Rienk E ^a,b,c   Verheijen, Marcel A ^b   Borgström, Magnus T ^b,d   Feiner, Lou Fé ^b   Immink, George ^b   Van Enckevort, Willem J P ^c   Vlieg, Elias ^c   Bakkers, Erik P A M ^b  

^a MATERIALS INNOVATION INSTITUTE M2I   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIUM; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; NANOWIRE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GALLIUM; INDIUM; PHOSPHIDE GROUP; SILICON; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TWINNING SUPERLATTICE;

EID: 56749115775     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07570     Document Type: Article

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