Thermodynamic and kinetic size limit of nanowire growth.
The universal models of nucleation thermodynamics and growth kinetics were established for nanowire growth upon metal-catalyst-assisted thermal chemical vapor transport on the basis of vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism. The thermodynamic and kinetic size limit of nanowire growth was deduced from the proposed model. Theoretical predictions are in agreement with experimental data.
Wang
Cheng-Xin
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State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
Wang
Bing
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Yang
Yu-Hua
YH
Yang
Guo-Wei
GW