title: Controlled growth of silicon nanocrystals in a plasma reactor.
abstract: Using a powerful multilevel simulation approach, we "visualize" the complete growth dynamics of hydrogenated silicon nanostructures under realistic experimental conditions of a plasma reactor. For the early stages of the synthesis, we demonstrate for the first time how precise control of atomic hydrogen not only permits one to choose between the production of amorphous and crystalline nanoparticles, but also to "steer" the growth toward the formation of elementary "building blocks" for the synthesis of hexagonal silicon nanowires.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces, CNRS - Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vach
authors.forename: Quentin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Brulin