Template-catalyst-free growth of highly ordered boron nanowire arrays

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Cao, LM
Hahn, K
Scheu, C
Rühle, M
Wang, YQ
Zhang, Z
Gao, CX
Li, YC
Zhang, XY
He, M
Sun, LL
Wang, WK
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Met Res, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing Lab Electron Microscopy, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Condensed Matter Phys, Inst Phys, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
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10.1063/1.1483131
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Well-aligned boron nanowire arrays were grown vertically on silicon substrates over areas up to several tens of square centimeters using radio-frequency magnetron sputtering of highly pure boron. During growth and self-assembly of boron nanowire arrays, no template or catalyst was needed. The morphology, structure, and composition of the self-organized boron nanowires were characterized in detail using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Our results might provide insight into the controllable formation of a wide variety of ordered nanostructures with advanced properties. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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