Effect of Process Temperature on the Growth Kinetic and Structure of Ge Nanowires Formed by Galvanostatic Electrodeposition Using in Nanoparticles

Abstract:

In this work, germanium nanowires (GeNWs) were fabricated by galvanostatic electrodeposition using In nanoparticles from water solutions at different temperatures. It was found that in the temperature range from 10°C to 60°C there was no significant change in the structure of GeNWs, and the average diameter was about 40 nm. The growth time of GeNWs increases linearly with increasing temperature of the electrolyte solution. However, the structure of GeNW obtained at a solution temperature of 90°C has changed. It was shown that these GeNWs have a core-shell structure: the core is a crystalline Ge phase containing In atoms, and the shell is Ge oxides (hydroxides).

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 312)
• Pages: 80-85
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.312.80
• Online since: November 2020
• Authors: Ilya Gavrilin*
• Keywords: Core-Shell, Electrodeposition, Germanium, Nanowires

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