Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2016, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 820-826.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-016-0456-4

Special Issue: 2016纳米材料专辑

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[0001]-Oriented InN Nanoleaves and Nanowires: Synthesis, Growth Mechanism and Optical Properties

Min Liu1,Hui-Qiang Liu2,Sheng Chu2(),Ru-Fang Peng1(),Shi-Jin Chu1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
    2 State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275,China
  • Received:2016-02-21 Online:2016-09-10 Published:2016-11-04

Abstract:

Novel indium nitride (InN) leaf-like nanosheets and nanowires have been grown on Si substrate by chemical vapor deposition method. The characterization results indicate that the samples are single-crystalline, and the growth direction of the nanowires and nanoleaves is [0001]. The growth mechanism of the InN nanoleaves is following the pattern of vapor-liquid-solid process with a three-step growth process. In addition, the room temperature photoluminescence spectra of two nanostructures show band-to-band emissions around 0.706 eV, where the emission from single nanoleaf is stronger than nanowire, showing potential for applications in optoelectronic devices.

Key words: Novel indium nitride (InN), Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Nanoleaf, Crystal structure, Photoluminescence (PL)