Mechanisms Determining the Structure of Gold-Catalyzed GaAs Nanowires Studied by in Situ X-ray Diffraction

Takahasi, Masamitu; Kozu, Miwa; Sasaki, Takuo; Hu, Wen

doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00915

Title: Mechanisms Determining the Structure of Gold-Catalyzed GaAs Nanowires Studied by in Situ X-ray Diffraction

Journal Article · Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Crystal Growth and Design

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00915· OSTI ID:1239775

Takahasi, Masamitu ^[1]; Kozu, Miwa ^[1]; Sasaki, Takuo ^[2]; Hu, Wen ^[2]

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Hyogo (Japan); Univ. of Hyogo, Hyogo (Japan)
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Hyogo (Japan)

The evolution of polytypism during GaAs nanowire growth was investigated with in situ X-ray diffraction. The growth of nanowires was found to start with the formation of zincblende structure, followed by the growth of wurtzite structure. The growth process was well reproduced by a simulation based on a layer-by-layer nucleation model. The good agreement between the measured and simulated results confirms that nucleation costs higher energy for the stackings changing the crystal structure than for those conserving the preceding structure. The transition in prevalent structure can be accounted for by the change of local growth conditions related to the shape of triple phase line rather than by the change in supersaturation level, which quickly reaches steady state after starting growth.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1239775

Report Number(s):: BNL-108456-2015-JA; R&D Project: LS001

Journal Information:: Crystal Growth and Design, Vol. 15, Issue 10; ISSN 1528-7483

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Country of Publication:: United States

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