title: Nucleation control for the growth of vertically aligned GaN nanowires.
abstract: Aligned GaN nanowire arrays have high potentials for applications in future electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this study, the growth of GaN nanowire arrays with high degree of vertical alignment was attempted by plasma-enhanced CVD on the c-plane GaN substrate. We found that the lattice matching between the substrate and the nanowire is essential for the growth of vertically aligned GaN nanowires. In addition, the initial nucleation process is also found to play a key role in creating the high-quality homoepitaxy at the nanowire-substrate interface. By controlling the nucleation stage, the growth of highly aligned vertical GaN nanowire arrays can be achieved. The reasons for the observed effects are discussed.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan. hong@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors: Wen-Chi
authors: WC
authors: Hou
authors: Tung-Hsien
authors: TH
authors: Wu
authors: Wei-Che
authors: WC
authors: Tang
authors: Franklin Chau-Nan
authors: FC
authors: Hong