Investigation of the oxide-assisted growth mechanism for nanowire growth and a model for this mechanism

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1993-2007

  Noor Mohammad, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC AGENTS; DROPLET SURFACES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH DENSITIES; MELTING TEMPERATURES; NANOWIRE GROWTHS; SALIENT FEATURES; TEMPERATURE RANGES;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DROPS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GROWTH (MATERIALS); MELTING POINT; NUCLEATION; PHASE INTERFACES; RATE CONSTANTS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; SURFACE TENSION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAPORS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 57249094144     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3002486     Document Type: Article

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