Title : 
InAs quantum dot and nanowhisker formation by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition in porous materials
         
        
            Author : 
Yeoh, T.S. ; Swint, R.B. ; Elarde, V.C. ; Coleman, J.J. ; Rittenhouse, T.L. ; Bohn, P.W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report recent results of epitaxy of InAs quantum dots utilizing PSi and PSiC templates as nucleation sites. Spherical InAs quantum dots with a high planar density of 1.6×109 cm-2 were grown by metalorganic, chemical vapor deposition. By using a gold catalyst, InAs nanowhiskers are also formed from these dots.
         
        
            Keywords : 
III-V semiconductors; MOCVD; indium compounds; nanoporous materials; nucleation; semiconductor epitaxial layers; semiconductor growth; semiconductor quantum dots; whiskers (crystal); InAs; InAs quantum dot; PSi templates; PSiC templates; gold catalyst; metalorganic chemical vapor deposition; nanowhisker; nucleation sites; planar density; porous materials; Chemical vapor deposition; Gold; Inorganic materials; Nanocrystals; Quantum dots; Silicon; Surface topography; Transmission line matrix methods; US Department of Transportation; Wires;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Nanotechnology, 2003. IEEE-NANO 2003. 2003 Third IEEE Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-7976-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/NANO.2003.1231733