Oxide Decomposition and Sn Surface Segregation on Core/Shell Ge/GeSn Nanowires

Braun, Michael R.; Lentz, J. Zach; Bishnoi, Ishaa; Meng, Andrew C.; Casalena, Lee; Cheng, Huikai; McIntyre, Paul C.

doi:10.1021/acsaelm.2c01061

Oxide Decomposition and Sn Surface Segregation on Core/Shell Ge/GeSn Nanowires

Journal Article · 01 November 2022 · ACS Applied Electronic Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.2c01061· OSTI ID:2425756

^[1]; ^[1]; Bishnoi, Ishaa ^[1]; ^[2]; Casalena, Lee ^[3]; Cheng, Huikai ^[3]; ^[1]

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
ThermoFisher Scientific, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, United States

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0014664

OSTI ID:: 2425756

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Electronic Materials Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 4; ISSN 2637-6113

Publisher:: ACS Publications

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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