The influence of the surface migration of gold on the growth of silicon nanowires

J. B. Hannon; Suneel Kodambaka; Frances M. Ross; R. M. Tromp

doi:10.1038/nature04574

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NanowireSiliconVapor–liquid–solid methodMaterials scienceNanotechnologyMetalChemical engineeringChemical physicsOptoelectronicsChemistryMetallurgy

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 440
Issue: 7080
Pages: 69-71
Citations: 878
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                                    J. B. Hannon, 
                                
                                    Suneel Kodambaka, 
                                
                                    Frances M. Ross
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            The influence of the surface migration of gold on the growth of silicon nanowires. 
                            Nature
                            , 440
                            (7080)
                            , 69-71.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04574
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature04574