The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets
Although ZnTe nanobelts present an intriguing platform to study various optical properties and phenomena in semiconductors, there was very limited study regarding the crystalline structure and defects of ZnTe nanobelts. Here, we correlate the structural properties and features in the crystal of ZnTe...
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| author | Magen, Cesar Utama, Muhammad Iqbal Bakti Mata, Maria de la Zhang, Qing Arbiol, Jordi Xiong, Qihua |
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| description | Although ZnTe nanobelts present an intriguing platform to study various optical properties and phenomena in semiconductors, there was very limited study regarding the crystalline structure and defects of ZnTe nanobelts. Here, we correlate the structural properties and features in the crystal of ZnTe nanobelts with the resulting as-synthesized morphology. Ultralong ZnTe nanobelts were synthesized to reach the subcentimeter length scale. Two types of nanobelts were identified according to whether tapering was present and discerned on the basis of crystallinity and polarity of the structure. We conclude that tapered sheetlike nanobelts have Te-terminated lateral facets that induced lateral growth, whereas untapered nanobelts have facets that are nonpolar and nonreactive. Axial and transversal twins were also observed, where the polarity was conserved across twinning boundaries. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/992822020-03-07T12:37:08Z The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets Magen, Cesar Utama, Muhammad Iqbal Bakti Mata, Maria de la Zhang, Qing Arbiol, Jordi Xiong, Qihua School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Physics Although ZnTe nanobelts present an intriguing platform to study various optical properties and phenomena in semiconductors, there was very limited study regarding the crystalline structure and defects of ZnTe nanobelts. Here, we correlate the structural properties and features in the crystal of ZnTe nanobelts with the resulting as-synthesized morphology. Ultralong ZnTe nanobelts were synthesized to reach the subcentimeter length scale. Two types of nanobelts were identified according to whether tapering was present and discerned on the basis of crystallinity and polarity of the structure. We conclude that tapered sheetlike nanobelts have Te-terminated lateral facets that induced lateral growth, whereas untapered nanobelts have facets that are nonpolar and nonreactive. Axial and transversal twins were also observed, where the polarity was conserved across twinning boundaries. 2013-11-07T08:46:18Z 2019-12-06T20:05:22Z 2013-11-07T08:46:18Z 2019-12-06T20:05:22Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Utama, M. I. B., Mata, M. d. l., Zhang, Q., Magen, C., Arbiol, J., & Xiong, Q. (2013). The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets. Crystal growth & design, 13(6), 2590-2596. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99282 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17415 10.1021/cg4003498 en Crystal growth & design © 2013 American Chemical Society |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Science::Physics Magen, Cesar Utama, Muhammad Iqbal Bakti Mata, Maria de la Zhang, Qing Arbiol, Jordi Xiong, Qihua The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title | The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title_full | The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title_fullStr | The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title_full_unstemmed | The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title_short | The growth of ultralong ZnTe micro/nanostructures : the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| title_sort | growth of ultralong znte micro nanostructures the influence of polarity and twin direction on the morphogenesis of nanobelts and nanosheets |
| topic | DRNTU::Science::Physics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99282 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17415 |
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