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Confined Liquid-Phase Growth of Crystalline Compound Semiconductors on Any Substrate

The growth of crystalline compound semiconductors on amorphous and non-epitaxial substrates is a fundamental challenge for state-of-the-art thin-film epitaxial growth techniques. Direct growth of materials on technologically relevant amorphous surfaces, such as nitrides or oxides results in nanocrys...

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Published in:ACS nano 2018-06, Vol.12 (6), p.5158-5167
Main Authors: Sarkar, Debarghya, Wang, Wei, Mecklenburg, Matthew, Clough, Andrew J, Yeung, Matthew, Ren, Chenhao, Lin, Qingfeng, Blankemeier, Louis, Niu, Shanyuan, Zhao, Huan, Shi, Haotian, Wang, Han, Cronin, Stephen B, Ravichandran, Jayakanth, Luhar, Mitul, Kapadia, Rehan
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Language:English
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Summary:The growth of crystalline compound semiconductors on amorphous and non-epitaxial substrates is a fundamental challenge for state-of-the-art thin-film epitaxial growth techniques. Direct growth of materials on technologically relevant amorphous surfaces, such as nitrides or oxides results in nanocrystalline thin films or nanowire-type structures, preventing growth and integration of high-performance devices and circuits on these surfaces. Here, we show crystalline compound semiconductors grown directly on technologically relevant amorphous and non-epitaxial substrates in geometries compatible with standard microfabrication technology. Furthermore, by removing the traditional epitaxial constraint, we demonstrate an atomically sharp lateral heterojunction between indium phosphide and tin phosphide, two materials with vastly different crystal structures, a structure that cannot be grown with standard vapor-phase growth approaches. Critically, this approach enables the growth and manufacturing of crystalline materials without requiring a nearly lattice-matched substrate, potentially impacting a wide range of fields, including electronics, photonics, and energy devices.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.8b01819