Formation of silicon nanocrystal chains induced via Rayleigh instability in ultrathin Si/SiO2 core/shell nanowires synthesized by an inductively coupled plasma torch process

• Published in: JPhys materials Vol. 2; no. 1
• Main Authors: Agati, Marta, Boninelli, Simona, Castrucci, Paola, Amiard, Guillaume, Pandiyan, Rajesh, Kolhatkar, Gitanjali, Dolbec, Richard, Ruediger, Andreas, El Khakani, My Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Annealing; Capillarity; Chains; Diameters; High temperature; hybrid nanostructures; Inductively coupled plasma; Morphology; Nanocrystals; Nanostructure; Nanowires; Optoelectronics; Photoluminescence; Quantum confinement; Rayleigh instability; Silicon; Silicon dioxide; silicon nanohybrids; silicon nanowires; Silicon oxides; Synthesis

A new class of silicon (Si) nanohybrids is formed exploiting the Rayleigh instability experienced by Si nanowires (SiNWs) synthesized via inductively coupled plasma. These nanohybrids consist of three main categories of Si nanostructures: (i) core/shell silicon/silicon oxide nanowires (where the inn...