Three-dimensional morphology of GaP-GaAs nanowires revealed by transmission electron microscopy tomography

Nano Lett. 2007 Oct;7(10):3051-5. doi: 10.1021/nl071541q. Epub 2007 Sep 21.

Abstract

We have investigated the morphology of heterostructured GaP-GaAs nanowires grown by metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy as a function of growth temperature and V/III precursor ratio. The study of heterostructured nanowires with transmission electron microscopy tomography allowed the three-dimensional morphology to be resolved, and discrimination between the effect of axial (core) and radial (shell) growth on the morphology. A temperature- and precursor-dependent structure diagram for the GaP nanowire core morphology and the evolution of the different types of side facets during GaAs and GaP shell growth were constituted.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenicals / chemistry*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / methods*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes / ultrastructure*
  • Particle Size
  • Phosphines / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Arsenicals
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Phosphines
  • gallium arsenide
  • gallium phosphide
  • Gallium