Core-shell structure and unique faceting of Sn-catalyzed silicon nanowires

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Yu, Linwei ^a   O'Donnell, Benedict ^a   Maurice, Jean Luc ^a   Roca I Cabarrocas, Pere ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

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Indexed keywords

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; EUTECTIC POINTS; SI SOLUBILITY; SILICON NANOWIRES; SN-CATALYST; UNIQUE FEATURES; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID GROWTH; VLS GROWTH;

BIOACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; GROWTH KINETICS; NANOWIRES; SUPERSATURATION; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

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EID: 77955132985     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3464557     Document Type: Article

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