Title :
Strain-induced Wurtzite to h-BN Phase Transformation in Zinc Oxide nanorods
Author :
Lee, Eung-Kwan ; Chung, Yong-Chae
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Atomistic simulations are utilized to demonstrate a strain-induced phase transformation in zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires. The strain-induced transformation occurs by the propagation and annihilation of (0001) planes, and the Wurtzite nanorod is transformed into a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) phase. Quantitative structural, mechanical and energetic analyses were performed to verify Wurtzite to h-BN transformation during uniaxial tensile test in [1010] direction.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; nanowires; semiconductor quantum wires; solid-state phase transformations; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; (0001) planes annihilation; ZnO; [1010] direction; atomistic simulations; energetic analysis; h-BN phase; hexagonal boron nitride phase; mechanical analysis; phase transformation; strain-induced phase transformation; strain-induced wurtzite structure; uniaxial tensile test; wurtzite nanorod; zinc oxide nanorods; zinc oxide nanowires; Capacitive sensors; Internal stresses; Materials science and technology; Nanoscale devices; Performance analysis; Phase change materials; Residual stresses; Testing; Thermal stresses; Zinc oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2010 3rd International
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3543-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/INEC.2010.5425059
