Understanding the Effect of Catalyst Size on the Epitaxial Growth of Hierarchical Structured InGaP Nanowires

Han Gao, Qiang Sun, Wen Sun, Hark Hoe Tan, Chennupati Jagadish, Jin Zou*

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    Abstract

    Understanding the effect of a catalyst on the growth of nanowires is crucial for their controllable synthesis. In this study, we report the growth of InGaP nanowires induced by different-sized Au catalysts by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. Through electron microscopy characterization, two types of InGaP nanowires are identified, and the difference in catalyst size is shown to cause their different morphological, structural, and compositional characteristics. Furthermore, the influencing mechanism of catalyst size on the formation of hierarchical structures in nanowires is discussed. This study provides an insight for a better understanding of the growth of ternary nanowires, especially the effect of catalyst size, which can be a promising approach to control the ternary nanowire growth, and is therefore beneficial for the design of the corresponding nanowire-based device.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)8262-8269
    Number of pages8
    JournalNano Letters
    Volume19
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Nov 2019

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