Published March 23, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Periodic alignment of Si quantum dots on hafnium oxide coated single wall carbon nanotubes

  • 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)

Description

We demonstrate a bottom up approach for the aligned epitaxial growth of Si quantum dots (QDs) on one-dimensional (1D) hafnium oxide (HfO2) ridges created by the growth of HfO2 thin film on single wall carbon nanotubes. This growth process creates a high strain 1D ridge on the HfO2 film, which favors the formation of Si seeds over the surrounding flat HfO2 area. Periodic alignment of Si QDs on the 1D HfO2 ridge was observed, which can be controlled by varying different growth conditions, such as growth temperature, growth time, and disilane flow rate

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 123109-123109.3
ISSN
0003-6951
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