Influence of strain distribution on the morphology evolution of a Ge/GeO2 core/shell nanoparticle confined in ultrathin Al2O3 thinfilm by surface oxidation

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/24/3/037701

Abstract The influence of strain distribution on morphology evolution of Ge/GeO₂ core/shell nanoparticle confined in ultrathin Al₂O₃ thin film by surface oxidation is investigated. A finite-element simulation is performed to simulate the morphology evolution of the confined Ge/GeO₂ core/shell nanoparticle under the influence of the local strain distribution. It indicates that the resultant oxidation-related morphology of Ge/GeO₂ core/shell nanoparticle confined in ultrathin film is strongly dependent on the local strain distribution. On the other hand, the strain gradients applied on the confined GeO₂ shell can be modified by the formation of polycrystalline GeO₂ shell, which has potential application in tailoring the microstructure and morphology evolution of the Ge/GeO₂ core/shell nanoparticle.

Keywords: strain deformation nanoparticles

Received: 26 June 2014
Revised: 16 October 2014
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PACS:	77.80.bn	(Strain and interface effects)
	91.55.Mb	(High strain deformation zones)
	78.67.Bf	(Nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and nanoclusters)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11164008, 51461019, 51361013, 11174226, and 51371129).

Corresponding Authors: Yuan Cai-Lei
E-mail: clyuan@jxnu.edu.cn

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Zhang Ying (章英), Huang Hong-Hua (黄红华), Liu Xiao-Shan (刘晓山), Luo Xing-Fang (骆兴芳), Yuan Cai-Lei (袁彩雷), Ye Shuang-Li (叶双莉) Influence of strain distribution on the morphology evolution of a Ge/GeO₂ core/shell nanoparticle confined in ultrathin Al₂O₃ thinfilm by surface oxidation 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 037701

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