Thermodynamic and Kinetic Size Limit of Nanowire Growth
- 27 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Vol. 109 (20) , 9966-9969
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0445268
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.Keywords
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