Observation of hole accumulation in Ge/Si core/shell nanowires using off-axis electron holography |
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Authors: | Li Luying Smith David J Dailey Eric Madras Prashanth Drucker Jeff McCartney Martha R |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA. Luying.li@asu.edu |
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Abstract: | Hole accumulation in Ge/Si core/shell nanowires (NWs) has been observed and quantified using off-axis electron holography and other electron microscopy techniques. The epitaxial 110]-oriented Ge/Si core/shell NWs were grown on Si (111) substrates by chemical vapor deposition through the vapor-liquid-solid growth mechanism. High-angle annular-dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy images and off-axis electron holograms were obtained from specific NWs. The excess phase shifts measured by electron holography across the NWs indicated the presence of holes inside the Ge cores. Calculations based on a simplified coaxial cylindrical model gave hole densities of (0.4 ± 0.2) /nm(3) in the core regions. |
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