Synthesis of aluminum nitride nanostructures via chemical vapor deposition method with nickel as catalyst

Authors

  • Renjie Jianga School of Physics and Technology, and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, People’s Republic of China.
  • Xianquan Meng School of Physics and Technology, and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, People’s Republic of China. Hubei Nuclear Solid Physics Key Laboratory, Hubei, 430072, P.R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31349/RevMexFis.64.67

Keywords:

AlN, CVD, nanowire, catalyst.

Abstract

The authors successfully synthesized aluminum nitride (AlN) nanowires by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using aluminum (Al) powder
and ammonia (NH3) as starting materials with nickel (Ni) as catalyst. The morphologies, the composition and structure information of
samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopies (SEM), transmission electron microscopies (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD)
and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Nanostructures with manifold morphologies were obtained by tuning the growth temperature
and the growth time. The AlN nanowires are proved to have the wurtzite structure as demonstrated by XRD. The growth mechanism of AlN
nanowires assisted with Ni catalyst is proposed to explain the nucleation and growth of nanowires.

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Published

2018-02-08

How to Cite

[1]
R. Jianga and X. Meng, “Synthesis of aluminum nitride nanostructures via chemical vapor deposition method with nickel as catalyst”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 64, no. 1 Jan-Feb, pp. 67–71, Feb. 2018.

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 1 Jan-Feb (2018): Revista Mexicana de Física

Section

05 Condensed Matter

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