Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The long-term (6 months) oxidization of hcp-InN (wurtzite, InN-w) nanostructures (crystalline/amorphous) synthesized on Si [100] substrates is analyzed. The densely packed layers of InN-w nanostructures (5-40 nm) are shown to be oxidized by atmospheric oxygen via...
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| author | Dražic Goran Kobe Spomenka Sarantopoulou Evangelia Kollia Zoe Antonakakis Nicolaos |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>The long-term (6 months) oxidization of hcp-InN (wurtzite, InN-w) nanostructures (crystalline/amorphous) synthesized on Si [100] substrates is analyzed. The densely packed layers of InN-w nanostructures (5-40 nm) are shown to be oxidized by atmospheric oxygen via the formation of an intermediate amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>(indium oxynitride) phase to a final bi-phase hcp-InN/bcc-In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3 </sub>nanotexture. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy and selected area electron diffraction are used to identify amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>oxynitride phase. When the oxidized area exceeds the critical size of 5 nm, the amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>phase eventually undergoes phase transition via a slow chemical reaction of atomic oxygen with the indium atoms, forming a single bcc In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3 </sub>phase.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1de5ae8905174b8a90fdd8b0a91c14fd2023-08-02T03:46:53ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2011-01-0161387Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotexturesDražic GoranKobe SpomenkaSarantopoulou EvangeliaKollia ZoeAntonakakis Nicolaos<p>Abstract</p> <p>The long-term (6 months) oxidization of hcp-InN (wurtzite, InN-w) nanostructures (crystalline/amorphous) synthesized on Si [100] substrates is analyzed. The densely packed layers of InN-w nanostructures (5-40 nm) are shown to be oxidized by atmospheric oxygen via the formation of an intermediate amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>(indium oxynitride) phase to a final bi-phase hcp-InN/bcc-In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3 </sub>nanotexture. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy and selected area electron diffraction are used to identify amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>oxynitride phase. When the oxidized area exceeds the critical size of 5 nm, the amorphous In-O<sub> <it>x</it> </sub>-N<sub> <it>y </it> </sub>phase eventually undergoes phase transition via a slow chemical reaction of atomic oxygen with the indium atoms, forming a single bcc In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3 </sub>phase.</p>http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/387 |
| spellingShingle | Dražic Goran Kobe Spomenka Sarantopoulou Evangelia Kollia Zoe Antonakakis Nicolaos Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures Nanoscale Research Letters |
| title | Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures |
| title_full | Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures |
| title_fullStr | Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures |
| title_short | Long-term oxidization and phase transition of InN nanotextures |
| title_sort | long term oxidization and phase transition of inn nanotextures |
| url | http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/387 |
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