Kinetic and Thermodynamic Modeling of Nanowire Growth
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Summary, in English
This thesis examines the correlation between the vapor, liquid and solid phases, and how the dynamics of the layer-by-layer growth affects the process. This is done in part by combining experimental nanowire growth using metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy with thermodynamic modeling. The main contributions have been in combining thermodynamics, mass transfer and crystal growth kinetics into kinetic Monte Carlo models, and using these models to gain insights into the growth process.
The findings of this thesis can be used both to further develop future theoretical models, and to aid in the development of experimental growth, by providing fundamental insights of the growth process and the affects of varying the experimentally accessible process parameters.
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Department of Physics, Lund University
Topic
- Materials Chemistry
- Nano Technology
- Other Physics Topics
Keywords
- Nanowire
- GaAs
- InAs
- Monte Carlo
- Kinetics
- Thermodynamics
- III-V
- Simulation
- Fysicumarkivet A:2021:Mårtensson
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-91-8039-009-5
- ISBN: 978-91-8039-008-8
Defence date
26 October 2021
Defence time
13:15
Defence place
Lecture hall Rydbergsalen, Department of Physics, Sölvegatan 14, Faculty of Engineering LTH, Lund University, Lund. Zoom: : https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67026065957?pwd=YTZ6RGVuaXFtRVFqZ1JydGh6NGI5dz09
Opponent
- Peter W. Voorhees (Prof.)