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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
Volume 100, Issue 1, Pages 287-296Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-010-5802-1
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- Marie Curie Excellence
- DFG excellence cluster Nanosystems Initiative Munich
- ICREA Funding Source: Custom
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Indium was used as a catalyst for the synthesis of silicon nanowires in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor. In order to foster the catalytic activity of indium, the indium droplets had to be exposed to a hydrogen plasma prior to nanowire growth in a silane plasma. The structure of the nanowires was investigated as a function of the growth conditions by electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The nanowires were found to crystallize along the < 111 >, < 112 > or < 001 > growth direction. When growing on the < 112 > and < 111 > directions, they revealed a similar crystal quality and the presence of a high density of twins along the {111} planes. The high density and periodicity of these twins lead to the formation of hexagonal domains inside the cubic structure. The corresponding Raman signature was found to be a peak at 495 cm(-1), in agreement with previous studies. Finally, electron energy loss spectroscopy indicates an occasional migration of indium during growth.
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