Attraction of semiconductor nanowires: An in situ observation

Bin Chen; Qiang Gao; Li Chang; Yanbo Wang; Zibin Chen; Xiaozhou Liao; Hark Hoe Tan; Jin Zou; Simon P. Ringer; Chennupati Jagadish

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.020

Attraction of semiconductor nanowires: An in situ observation

Bin Chen (Corresponding Author), Qiang Gao, Li Chang, Yanbo Wang, Zibin Chen, Xiaozhou Liao (Corresponding Author), Hark Hoe Tan, Jin Zou, Simon P. Ringer, Chennupati Jagadish

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Abstract

In situ deformation transmission electron microscopy was used to study the attraction behavior of GaAs semiconductor nanowires (NWs). The NWs demonstrated an interesting phenomenon of either head-to-head or body-to-body attraction at distances that depend on the NW diameters. The NWs with a diameter of ∼25 nm attracted at a distance of ∼25 nm, while large-diameter NWs of ∼55 nm showed no obvious attraction. The underlying mechanism governing the attraction of the NWs is proposed and discussed with a mechanistic model. The diameter dependence on the NW attraction behavior is discussed. The finding provides an understanding of the Ampère force in nanostructured materials caused by an electron-beam-induced current while technologically it provides useful hints for designing NW-based devices according to the diameter-dependent attraction behavior of NWs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7166-7172
Number of pages	7
Journal	Acta Materialia
Volume	61
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.020
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ampère force
Attraction
Diameter dependence
Electron-beam-induced current
GaAs nanowires

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Polymers and Plastics
Metals and Alloys

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