Synthesis and characterization of GaN nanowires

In this work, GaN nanowires were fabricated on Si substrates coated with NiCl2 thin films using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method by evaporating Ga2O3 powder at 1100 °C in ammonia gas flow. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and photoluminescence (PL) spectrum are used to characterize the samples. The results demonstrate that the nanowires are single-crystal GaN with hexagonal wurtzite structure. The growth mechanism of GaN nanowires is also discussed.