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Birth of silicon nanowires covered with protective insulating blanket

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2017

Krishna Nama Manjunatha Open the ORCID record for Krishna Nama Manjunatha [Opens in a new window]  and
Shashi Paul
Krishna Nama Manjunatha
Affiliation:
Emerging Technologies Research Center, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE18BH, UK
Shashi Paul*
Affiliation:
Emerging Technologies Research Center, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE18BH, UK
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Address all correspondence to Shashi Paul at spaul@dmu.ac.uk
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Abstract

Core–shell silicon–silicon oxide nanowires are synthesized at low temperatures using inorganic and organic compounds of a tin as a catalyst. In situ simultaneous one-dimensional growth of pristine silicon nanowires (SiNWs) using alloy catalyst is reported here. Such a development process generates a high-quality SiNW that is not determined by other atomic species in the plasma. A possible growth model is discussed to understand the synchronized precipitation of a SiNW core and an oxide shell. Nanowires grown here eliminate the additional fabrication steps to deposit anticipated oxide shell that is achieved by precipitation from the same catalyst that precipitates core nanowires.

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MRS Communications , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 2017 , pp. 854 - 861
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