Observation of Au nanoparticles on the surface of silicon nanowire grown by rapid thermal chemical vapour deposition

Dong Wook Kwak, Dong Wha Lee, Hoon Young Cho

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Abstract

The size evolution of gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) on the sidewall surface of silicon (Si) nanowires (NWs) has been investigated by thermal treatments, using high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The Si NWs grown at 550°C by rapid thermal chemical vapour deposition have been observed to be surrounded by Au NPs with less than 5 nm diameter and ∼1012 cm-2 density on the whole Si NW surface. To explore the size change of Au NPs, the Au NPs on the Si NW were annealed ex situ at the temperature range of 700-900°C for 20 min. The sizes of NPs for samples annealed at 700, 800 and 900°C represent Gaussian distribution with the average size of 4, 6 and 7 nm, respectively, while at high temperatures above 900°C, they change to a bimodal distribution. It is suggested that the surface diffusion rate of Au NPs on Si NW is much lower than that on the Si substrate because of the substitutional diffusion mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-166
Number of pages6
JournalMicro and Nano Letters
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2015

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