Large-area epitaxial growth of InAs nanowires and thin films on hexagonal boron nitride by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

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2023

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Vilasam, A.G.S.
Adhikari, S.
Gupta, B.
Balendhran, S.
Higashitarumizu, N.
Tournet, J.
Li, L.
Javey, A.
Crozier, K.B.
Karuturi, S.

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Nanotechnology, 2023; 34(49):495601-1-495601-11

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Aswani Gopakumar Saraswathy Vilasam, Sonachand Adhikari, Bikesh Gupta, Sivacarendran Balendhran, Naoki Higashitarumizu, Julie Tournet, Lily Li, Ali Javey, Kenneth B Crozier, Siva Karuturi, Chennupati Jagadish, and Hark Hoe Tan

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Large-area epitaxial growth of III-V nanowires and thin films on van der Waals substrates is key to developing flexible optoelectronic devices. In our study, large-area InAs nanowires and planar structures are grown on hexagonal boron nitride templates using metal organic chemical vapor deposition method without any catalyst or pre-treatments. The effect of basic growth parameters on nanowire yield and thin film morphology is investigated. Under optimised growth conditions, a high nanowire density of 2.1×109cm-2is achieved. A novel growth strategy to achieve uniform InAs thin film on h-BN/SiO2/Si substrate is introduced. The approach involves controlling the growth process to suppress the nucleation and growth of InAs nanowires, while promoting the radial growth of nano-islands formed on the h-BN surface. A uniform polycrystalline InAs thin film is thus obtained over a large area with a dominant zinc-blende phase. The film exhibits near-band-edge emission at room temperature and a relatively high Hall mobility of 399 cm-2/(Vs). This work suggests a promising path for the direct growth of large-area, low-temperature III-V thin films on van der Waals substrates.

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