NANOMETER-SCALE GAAS CLUSTERS FROM ORGANOMETALLIC PRECURSORS

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SERCEL, PC [1 ]
SAUNDERS, WA [1 ]
ATWATER, HA [1 ]
VAHALA, KJ [1 ]
FLAGAN, RC [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH,DEPT CHEM ENGN,PASADENA,CA 91125
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10.1063/1.107825
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report the synthesis of crystalline nanometer-scale GaAs clusters by homogeneous vapor-phase nucleation from organometallic precursors. Cluster synthesis is performed in a hot wall organometallic vapor-phase epitaxy reactor at atmospheric pressure. High resolution transmission electron microscopy studies reveal that the aerosol produced is composed of highly faceted single crystal GaAs particles in the 10-20 nm range. The influence of growth temperature and reactant concentration on cluster morphology is discussed.
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