Thermodynamics of Silicon Nanowire Growth under Unintended Oxidation of Catalytic Particles

<div>Graph for the direction determination of the reaction of formation or dissociation of <i>Me</i><sub><i>n</i></sub><i>O</i><sub><i>m</i></sub> and SiO<sub>2</sub> for metals with lower (a) and higher (b) affinity for oxygen than for silicon.</div>

Journal of Nanotechnology

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Figure 4: Thermodynamics of Silicon Nanowire Growth under Unintended Oxidation of Catalytic Particles 