Growth oxide-assisted

Oxide-Assisted Growth of Silicon and Related Nanowires Growth Mechanism, Structure and Properties... 

Fig. 10.3. Schematic diagram of oxide-assisted growth of SiNWs by thermal evaporation.

I 70 Oxide-Assisted Growth ofSiiicon and Related Nanowires... 

Oxide-assisted Growth Metal-Catalyzed Growth... 

Fig. 10.7. Schematic comparison of the iaser abiation of SiNWs via metai cataiyst (VLS method) and the oxide assisted growth of SiNWs by thermai evaporation.

Property Oxide-Assisted Growth Metal Catalyst Growth... 

CaAs nanowires synthesized by the oxide-assisted method. The EDS in the inset indicates Ga, As, O and Si (b) a HRTEM image of a CaAs nanowire. The growth axis is close to the [TlT] direction (white arrow). The... 

Silicon oxide is a critical source material in the oxide-assisted growth as described above. It also plays important roles, as is well known, in many fields such as electronics, optical communications, and thin-film technology. Our recent finding of silicon oxide in the synthesis of silicon nanowires, as we reviewed in the previous part of this chapter, would extend further the important new application of silicon oxide. 

---