Simulating Vapor–Liquid–Solid Growth of Au-Seeded InGaAs Nanowires [PDF]
ACS Nanoscience Au, 2022 Ternary III-V nanowires are commonly grown using the Au-seeded vapor-liquid-solid method, wherein the solid nanowires are grown from nanoscale liquid seed particles, which are supplied with growth species from the surrounding vapor phase. A result of the
Erik K. Mårtensson +2 more
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Particle-Catalyst-Free Vapor–Liquid–Solid Growth of Millimeter-Scale Crystalline Compound Semiconductors on Nonepitaxial Substrates [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2020 Direct growth of single-crystal compound semiconductors on nonepitaxial substrates is a promising route for device processing simplification in electronic and optoelectronic applications.
Tian Li +8 more
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Thermodynamics of the Vapor–Liquid–Solid Growth of Ternary III–V Nanowires in the Presence of Silicon [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 Based on a thermodynamic model, we quantify the impact of adding silicon atoms to a catalyst droplet on the nucleation and growth of ternary III–V nanowires grown via the self-catalyzed vapor–liquid–solid process. Three technologically relevant ternaries
Hadi Hijazi +2 more
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Non-classical nucleation in vapor–liquid–solid growth of monolayer WS2 revealed by in-situ monitoring chemical vapor deposition [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The very early nucleation stage of a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) was directly observed with in-situ monitoring of chemical vapor deposition and automated image analysis. Unique nucleation dynamics, such as very large critical nuclei and slow to
Xiaoming Qiang +7 more
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Vapor–liquid–solid growth of large-area multilayer hexagonal boron nitride on dielectric substrates [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 Multilayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is a desirable dielectric substrate for 2D electronics but its controllable synthesis is challenging. Here, the authors report a vapor–liquid–solid growth method to achieve uniform multilayer hBN by using a molten
Zhiyuan Shi +13 more
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Alkali chalcogenides-assisted vapor–liquid–solid growth of WX2 (X = S, Se, Te) [PDF]
Discover NanoPromoter-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has emerged as a robust strategy for the low-temperature synthesis of diverse transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).
Yi-Cheng Chiang +6 more
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Controllable synthesis of ultrathin Co3O4 and construction of RuO2/Co3O4 interface for oxygen evolution performance [PDF]
RSC AdvancesReplacing noble metal catalysts with transition metal oxides is a key goal in catalysis research. However, obtaining well-defined ultrathin oxides remains challenging, unlike the relatively facile preparation of typical ultrathin crystals.
Changbao Zhao +5 more
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Composition of Vapor–Liquid–Solid III–V Ternary Nanowires Based on Group-III Intermix
Nanomaterials, 2023 Compositional control in III–V ternary nanowires grown by the vapor–liquid–solid method is essential for bandgap engineering and the design of functional nanowire nano-heterostructures.
Vladimir G. Dubrovskii
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An Overview of Modeling Approaches for Compositional Control in III–V Ternary Nanowires
Nanomaterials, 2023 Modeling of the growth process is required for the synthesis of III–V ternary nanowires with controllable composition. Consequently, new theoretical approaches for the description of epitaxial growth and the related chemical composition of III–V ternary ...
Egor D. Leshchenko +1 more
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Nanomaterials, 2021 The vapor–liquid–solid growth of III-V nanowires proceeds via the mononuclear regime, where only one island nucleates in each nanowire monolayer. The expansion of the monolayer is governed by the surface energetics depending on the monolayer size.
Hadi Hijazi, Vladimir G. Dubrovskii
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