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Title: Semiconductor nanowhiskers: Synthesis, properties, and applications

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Physics and Technology Center for Research and Education (Russian Federation)

Recent results of studying the semiconductor's whisker nanocrystals are reviewed. Physical grounds of growing whisker nanocrystals using the mechanism vapor-liquid-crystal are given and the main epitaxial technologies of synthesis of whisker nanocrystals are described. Thermodynamic and kinetic factors controlling the morphological properties, composition, and crystal structure of whisker nanocrystals are considered in detail. The main theoretical models of the growth and structure of whisker nanocrystals are described. The data on physical properties of whisker nanocrystals and possibilities of their use in nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, and nanobiotechnology are presented.

OSTI ID:
21562394
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Vol. 43, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S106378260912001X; Copyright (c) 2009 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English