title: Thermodynamic and kinetic size limit of nanowire growth.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Xin
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Yang