Synthesis and properties of β-Ga2O3 nanostructures

A novel method was utilized to synthesize one-dimensional beta-Ga2O3 nanostructures. In this method, beta-Ga2O3 nanostructures have been successfully synthesized on Si(111) substrates through annealing sputtered Ga2O3/Mo films under flowing ammonia in a quartz tube. The as-obtained samples were analyzed in detail using the methods of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) attached to the HRTEM instrument. The results show that the formed nanostructures are single-crystalline Ga2O3. The annealing temperature has an evident influence on the morphology of the beta-Ga2O3 nanostructures. The growth mechanism of the beta-Ga2O3 nanostructures is also discussed by conventional vapor solid (VS) mechanism. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.