Surfactant-assisted chemical vapour deposition of high-performance small-diameter GaSb nanowires

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yang, Zai Xing ^a   Han, Ning ^a   Fang, Ming ^a   Lin, Hao ^a   Cheung, Ho Yuen ^a   Yip, SenPo ^a   Wang, Er Jun ^a   Hung, TakFu ^a   Wong, Chun Yuen ^a   Ho, Johnny C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASB NANOWIRE; NANOWIRE; SULFUR; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FILM; MOBILITY; NANOPARTICLE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SULFUR; SURFACTANT; THIN SECTION; VAPORIZATION;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; SEMICONDUCTOR; VAPOR;

EID: 84924622997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6249     Document Type: Article

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