Analysis of silicon nanowires synthesized from SIO on silicon wafer substrate

Analysis of silicon nanowires synthesized from SIO on silicon wafer substrate

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) with a diameter about a few nanometers and a length of tens of micrometers on silicon wafers were synthesized by thermal evaporation of silicon monoxide (SiO). The SiNWs were measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)...

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Main Authors: Hamidinezhad, Habib, Wahab, Yussof, Othaman, Zulkafli, Muhammad, Rosnita, Wibowo, Edy
Format: Book Section
Published: Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2009
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/9021/
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Summary:Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) with a diameter about a few nanometers and a length of tens of micrometers on silicon wafers were synthesized by thermal evaporation of silicon monoxide (SiO). The SiNWs were measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and Raman spectroscopy. TEM observations show that the silicon nanowires are smooth and EDS analysis indicates that the nanowires have the composition of Si and O elements. It was pointed out that the SiNWs possessed the well crystalline structure. Therefore, it is considered that SiO could be used as Si sources to produce larger-scale SiNWs and crystalline SiNWs may grow from amorphous nuclei.

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