Abstract
By using nanoparticles of gold and silver, we succeeded in fabricating nanoscale heterojunctions of Si/Au and Si/Ag on the surface of Si substrates. Formation kinetics are discussed on the basis of a structural and an elemental analysis using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). This process is called 'surface droplet epitaxy (SDE)'. Additionally, the characteristic structure of nanoscale heterojunction, i.e., the epitaxial relation between metal particles and the Si dot with large expansion of the lattice constant of metal particles, is attributed to a size effect of nanoscale materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13-18 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nanostructured Materials |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 4th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO '98) - Stockholm, Swed Duration: 1998 Jun 14 → 1998 Jun 19 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics