Direct growth of bismuth telluride nanowires by on-film formation of nanowires for high-efficiency thermoelectric devices

Jinhee Ham, Wooyoung Shim, Do Hyun Kim, Seunghyun Lee, Jongwook Roh, Sung Woo Sohn, Kyu Hwan Oh, Peter W. Voorhees, Wooyoung Lee

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Abstract

We report a novel stress-induced method to grow single crystalline Bi 2Te3 nanowires, On Film Formation of Nanowires (OFF-ON), their growth mechanism and transport properties. Single crystalline Bi 2Te3 nanowires were found to grow on as-sputtered BiTe films after thermal annealing at 350°C. This growth was facilitated by stress relaxation between the film and the thermally oxidized Si substrate originating from a mismatch of the thermal expansion. The mechanism for wire growth is stress-induced mass flow along grain boundaries in the polycrystalline film.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationINEC 2010 - 2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, Proceedings
Pages105-106
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2010 - Hongkong, China
Duration: 3 Jan 20108 Jan 2010

Publication series

NameINEC 2010 - 2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2010 3rd International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHongkong
Period3/01/108/01/10

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