A review on plasma-assisted VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires and radial junction solar cells

S Misra, L Yu, W Chen, M Foldyna… - Journal of physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Incorporation of nanostructures is a recent trend in the photovoltaic community, aimed at
improving light absorption and consequently cell efficiency. In this regard, semiconductor …

The use of gold for fabrication of nanowire structures

ME Messing, K Hillerich, J Johansson, K Deppert… - Gold bulletin, 2009 - Springer
A common application of nanometer-sized gold particles is as seed particles for growth of
semiconductor nanowires, which are believed to act as highly promising building blocks in …

Synthesis mechanisms of organized gold nanoparticles: influence of annealing temperature and atmosphere

M Bechelany, X Maeder, J Riesterer… - Crystal Growth & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We report on the synthesis of organized arrays of gold (Au) nanoparticles on thermally
oxidized Si wafers using sputtering as a metal deposition method in combination with …

Au-assisted growth of GaAs nanowires by gas source molecular beam epitaxy: Tapering, sidewall faceting and crystal structure

MC Plante, RR LaPierre - Journal of Crystal Growth, 2008 - Elsevier
GaAs nanowires grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy for 3, 10, 30, and 40min
durations were studied by both scanning and transmission electron microscopy, providing a …

Control of GaAs nanowire morphology and crystal structure

MC Plante, RR LaPierre - Nanotechnology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The morphology and crystal structure of Au-seeded GaAs nanowires (NWs) grown by
molecular beam epitaxy were investigated as a function of the temperature, V/III flux ratio …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering electrochemical sensors using nanosecond laser treatment of thin gold film on ITO glass

E Stankevičius, M Garliauskas, L Laurinavičius… - Electrochimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Direct generation of gold nanoparticles on ITO glass using a nanosecond laser is presented
and the electrochemical properties of the gold modified ITO electrodes for detection of the …

A comparative study of the effect of gold seed particle preparation method on nanowire growth

ME Messing, K Hillerich, J Bolinsson, K Storm… - Nano Research, 2010 - Springer
Highly controlled particle-assisted growth of semiconductor nanowires has been performed
for many years, and a number of novel nanowire-based devices have been demonstrated …

Fast growth synthesis of GaAs nanowires with exceptional length

MR Ramdani, E Gil, C Leroux, Y André… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We report the first synthesis of GaAs nanowires (NWs) by Au-assisted vapor− liquid− solid
(VLS) growth in the novel hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) environment. Forty …

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of the formation of catalytic gold nanoparticles on ultraviolet-ozone oxidized GaAs (100) substrates

SC Ghosh, MC Biesinger, RR LaPierre… - Journal of applied …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
A comprehensive study of the oxide formed on GaAs by exposure to ultraviolet light and
ozone (UV-ozone), and the evolution of Au nanoparticles on UV-ozone treated GaAs (100) …

Metallic 3D random nanocomposite islands for near‐field spatial light switching

T Son, G Moon, H Lee, D Kim - Advanced Optical Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Random nanocomposite islands have drawn significant interest for diverse applications due
to extreme simplicity of fabricating nanoscale structures. In this paper, the near‐field …