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Self-selective formation of ordered 1D and 2D GaBi structures on wurtzite GaAs nanowire surfaces

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  • Yi Liu

    (Lund University)

  • Johan V. Knutsson

    (Lund University)

  • Nathaniel Wilson

    (University of California-Santa Barbara)

  • Elliot Young

    (University of California-Santa Barbara)

  • Sebastian Lehmann

    (Lund University)

  • Kimberly A. Dick

    (Lund University)

  • Chris J. Palmstrøm

    (University of California-Santa Barbara
    University of California-Santa Barbara)

  • Anders Mikkelsen

    (Lund University)

  • Rainer Timm

    (Lund University)

Abstract

Scaling down material synthesis to crystalline structures only few atoms in size and precisely positioned in device configurations remains highly challenging, but is crucial for new applications e.g., in quantum computing. We propose to use the sidewall facets of larger III–V semiconductor nanowires (NWs), with controllable axial stacking of different crystal phases, as templates for site-selective growth of ordered few atoms 1D and 2D structures. We demonstrate this concept of self-selective growth by Bi deposition and incorporation into the surfaces of GaAs NWs to form GaBi structures. Using low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we observe the crystal structure dependent self-selective growth process, where ordered 1D GaBi atomic chains and 2D islands are alloyed into surfaces of the wurtzite (Wz) $$\{11{\bar{2}}0\}$$ { 11 2 ¯ 0 } crystal facets. The formation and lateral extension of these surface structures are controlled by the crystal structure and surface morphology uniquely found in NWs. This allows versatile high precision design of structures with predicted novel topological nature, by using the ability of NW heterostructure variations over orders of magnitude in dimensions with atomic-scale precision as well as controllably positioning in larger device structures.

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  • Yi Liu & Johan V. Knutsson & Nathaniel Wilson & Elliot Young & Sebastian Lehmann & Kimberly A. Dick & Chris J. Palmstrøm & Anders Mikkelsen & Rainer Timm, 2021. "Self-selective formation of ordered 1D and 2D GaBi structures on wurtzite GaAs nanowire surfaces," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26148-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26148-4
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