Controlling the diameter of silicon nanowires grown using a tin catalyst

H.F. Al-Taay; M.A. Mahdi; D. Parlevliet; P. Jennings

doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2012.07.006

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Controlling the diameter of silicon nanowires grown using a tin catalyst

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Controlling the diameter of silicon nanowires grown using a tin catalyst

H.F. Al-Taay, M.A. Mahdi, D. Parlevliet and P. Jennings

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol.16(1), pp.15-22

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2012.07.006

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Abstract

Silicon nanowires were grown on ITO-coated glass substrates via a pulsed plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method, using tin as a catalyst. The thin films of catalyst, with different thicknesses in the range 10-100 nm, were deposited on the substrates by a thermal evaporation method. The effect of the thickness of the thin film catalyst on the morphology of the silicon nanowires was investigated. The scanning/transmission electron microscopy images showed that the wire diameter increased as the thickness of the thin film catalyst increased. The nanowires grown using a thin film thickness of 10 nm were inhomogeneous in diameter, whereas the other thicknesses led to an increase in the homogeneity of the diameters of the nanowires. The dominant wire diameter of the grown silicon nanowires ranged from 70 to 80 nm with 10 nm catalyst thin film thickness, and increased to a range of 190-200 nm with 100 nm catalyst thin film thickness.

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Title: Controlling the diameter of silicon nanowires grown using a tin catalyst
Authors/Creators: H.F. Al-Taay (Author/Creator) - University of Baghdad
M.A. Mahdi (Author/Creator) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
D. Parlevliet (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
P. Jennings (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol.16(1), pp.15-22
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
Identifiers: 991005541219707891
Copyright: © 2012 Elsevier Ltd
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Engineering and Energy
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 5 Physics; 5.31 Silicon Systems; 5.31.937 Silicon Nanowires
Web Of Science research areas: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter
ESI research areas: Materials Science