Growth of Y-shaped nanorods through physical vapor deposition.
This work presents a proposed mechanism for fabricating Y-shaped nanorods, demonstrates the feasibility of the proposal through classical molecular dynamics simulations, and validates the simulations through magnetron sputter deposition experiments. The proposed mechanism relies primarily on the formation of stacking faults during deposition and to a lesser degree on diffusion kinetics and geometrical shadowing. Applications of the proposed mechanism may enable the design of nanorod arrays with controlled branching.
Wang
Jian
J
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
Huang
Hanchen
H
Kesapragada
S V
SV
Gall
Daniel
D
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size
D005740:Gases; D046911:Macromolecular Substances