Growth of Boron-Rich Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

Guo, L.; Singh, R. N.; Kleebe, H. J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/JNM/2006/58237

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 058237 | https://doi.org/10.1155/JNM/2006/58237

Growth of Boron-Rich Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

L. Guo,¹R. N. Singh,¹and H. J. Kleebe²

Academic Editor: E. G. Wang

Received09 Mar 2006

Revised13 Jul 2006

Accepted31 Jul 2006

Published13 Nov 2006

Abstract

B-rich nanowires are grown on Ni coated oxidized Si(111) substrate using diborane as the gas precursor in a CVD process at 20 torr and 900C∘. These nanowires have diameters around 20–100 nanometers and lengths up to microns. Icosahedron B12 is shown to be the basic building unit forming the amorphous B-rich nanowires as characterized by EDAX, XRD, XPS, and Raman spectroscopies. The gas chemistry at low [B2H6]/ [N2] ratio is monitored by the in situ mass spectroscopy, which identified N2 as an inert carrier gas leading to formation of the B-rich compounds. A nucleation controlled growth mechanism is proposed to explain the rugged nanowire growth of boron. The role of the Ni catalyst in the synthesis of the B-rich nanostructures is also discussed.

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