Why droplet dimension can be larger than, equal to, or smaller than the nanowire dimension

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Mohammad, S Noor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS FLOWRATE; GROWTH PARAMETERS; GROWTH TECHNIQUES; MOLAR VOLUMES; OXIDE-ASSISTED GROWTHS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-CATALYTIC; SMALL DROPLETS; SURFACE AND INTERFACES; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; VAPOR PHASE; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID; VAPOR-SOLID;

DROP FORMATION; METALLIC GLASS; NANOWIRES; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; VAPORS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 71749108135     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3253570     Document Type: Article

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