Atomistics of vapour-liquid-solid nanowire growth

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Hailong ^a,b   Zepeda Ruiz, Luis A ^c   Gilmer, George H ^c,d   Upmanyu, Moneesh ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NANOWIRE; SILICON;

CATALYST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEATION; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SILICON; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIQUID; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR;

EID: 84885856847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2956     Document Type: Article

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