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Theoretical Analysis of Non-Catalytic Growth of Nanorods on a Substrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

S. Joon Kwon  and
Jae-Gwan Park
S. Joon Kwon
Affiliation:
[email protected], Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Materials Science and Technology Division, Hawolkok-Dong.Seongbuk-Gu,, P.O.Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul, 130-650, Korea, Republic of, +82-2-958-5504, +82-2-958-5489
Jae-Gwan Park
Affiliation:
[email protected], Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Materials Science and Technology Division, Hawolkok-Dong, Seoungbuk-Gu, P.O.Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul, 130-650, Korea, Republic of
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Abstract

A theoretical analysis explaining non-catalytic growth of one-dimensional (1D) nanorods on a substrate is presented. The nuclei undergo cluster migration which continues until the mean free time of the adatoms is larger than surface diffusion time during several consecutive nuclei growth steps. The most probable mechanism is the migration of six adatoms into one fixed adatom. After the cluster migration, the nuclei grow in an isotropic manner, until the nucleus reaches the size limit. The 1D growth of nanorods on the nuclei begins when the reactant dose is smaller than a certain value. The growth rate of the height is greater than that of the radius. This difference in the growth rate causes the aspect ratio to increase with growth time. The presented analysis explains well the experimental results of the non-catalytic growth of nanorods.

Keywords

nanostructurecrystal growthnanoscale
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 963: Symposium Q – Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes – Science and Applications , 2006 , 0963-Q05-32
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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