Abstract A mass of GaN nanowires has been successfully synthesized on Si(111) substrates by magnetron sputtering through ammoniating Ga2O3/Co films at 950℃. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscope and Fourier transformed infrared spectra are used to characterize the samples. The results demonstrate that the nanowires are of single-crystal GaN with a hexagonal wurtzite structure and possess relatively smooth surfaces. The growth mechanism of GaN nanowires is also discussed.
Received: 28 August 2007
Revised: 28 November 2007
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PACS:
81.16.-c
(Methods of micro- and nanofabrication and processing)
Fund: Project supported
by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos
90201025 and 90301002).
Cite this article:
Qin Li-Xia(秦丽霞), Xue Cheng-Shan(薛成山), Zhuang Hui-Zhao(庄惠照), Yang Zhao-Zhu(杨兆柱), Chen Jin-Hua(陈金华), and Li Hong(李红) Synthesis of large-scale GaN nanowires by ammoniating Ga2O3 films on Co layer deposited on Si(111) substrates 2008 Chin. Phys. B 17 2180
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