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Achieving uniform nanowire size, density, and alignment across a wafer is challenging, as small variations in growth parameters can impact performance in energy harvesting devices like solar cells and photodetectors. This study demonstrates…
Al(0.37)Ga(0.63)As nanowires (NWs) were grown in a molecular beam epitaxy system on GaAs(111)B substrates. Micro-photoluminescence measurements and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy indicated a core-shell structure and Al composition…
We realize growth of self-catalyzed core-shell GaAs/GaAsP nanowires (NWs) on Si substrates using molecular-beam epitaxy. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of single GaAs/GaAsP NWs confirms their high crystal quality and shows…
In this study, we designed and optimized the performance of pin junction GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunction nanowire solar cell arrays. It is done by performing coupled optoelectronic simulations to find the optimal doping for the GaAs core and…
GaAs-based nanowires are among the most promising candidates for realizing a monolithical integration of III-V optoelectronics on the Si platform. To realize their full potential for applications as light absorbers and emitters, it is…
In a combined experimental and theoretical study, we investigate the influence of the material source arrangement in a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system on the growth of nanowire (NW) core-shell structures. In particular, we study the…
III-V nanowire heterostructures can act as sources of single and entangled photons and are enabling technologies for on-chip applications in future quantum photonic devices. The unique geometry of nanowires allows to integrate…
The luminescence and inner structure of GaAs-AlGaAs quantum well tube (QWT) nanowires were studied using low-temperature cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopic imaging, in combination with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM)…
Here we report on non-uniform shell growth of In(x)Ga(1-x)As onto GaAs nanowire (NW) core by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth was realized on pre-patterned silicon substrates with pitch size (p) ranging from 0.1 um to 10 um.…
We observe a systematic red shift of the band-edge of passivated GaAs/Al0.35Ga0.65As core-shell nanowires with increasing shell thickness up to 100 nm. The shift is detected both in emission and absorption experiments, reaching values up to…
The great possibilities for strain engineering in core/shell nanowires have been explored as an alternative route to tailor the properties of binary III-V semiconductors without changing their chemical composition. In particular, we…
Poly(ethylene imine) functionalized carbon nanotube thin films, prepared using the vacuum filtration method, were decorated with Au nanoparticles by in situ reduction of HAuCl4 under mild conditions. These Au nanoparticles were subsequently…
We present an original approach to fabricate single GaAs/AlGaAs core-shell nanowire with robust and reproducible transport properties. The core-shell structure is buried in an insulating GaAs overlayer and connected as grown in a two probe…
GaAs nanowires and GaAs-Fe3Si core-shell nanowire structures were grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on oxidized Si(111) substrates and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Ga droplets were…
We probe the electron transport properties in the shell of GaAs/In0.2Ga0.8As core/shell nanowires at high electric fields using optical pump / THz probe spectroscopy with broadband THz pulses and peak electric fields up to 0.6 MV/cm. The…
The recent advances in nanowire (NW) growth technology have made possible the growth of more complex structures such as core-multi-shell (CMS) NWs. We propose the approach for calculation of electron subbands in cylindrical CMS NWs within…
Semiconductor core$-$shell nanowires based on the GaAs substrate are building blocks of many photonic, photovoltaic and electronic devices, thanks to the associated direct band-gap and the highly tunable optoelectronic properties. The…
InAs nanowires with Al$_x$In$_{1-x}$P or Al$x$In$_{1-x}$As shells were grown on GaAs substrates by the Au-assisted vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) method in a gas source molecular beam epitaxy (GS-MBE) system. Core diameters and shell thicknesses…
Using molecular beam epitaxy, we demonstrate the growth of (In,Ga)N shells emitting in the green spectral range around very thin (35 nm diameter) GaN core nanowires. These GaN nanowires are obtained by self-assembled growth on TiN. We…
We performed density-functional calculations to investigate the electronic structure of ZnO/GaN core/shell heterostructured nanowires (NWs) orientating along <0001> direction. The build-in electric filed arising from the charge…