Research Article

Heteroepitaxial Growth of Ge Nanowires on Si Substrates

Figure 5

(a) Plan-view SEM image of a sample deposited with 2 nm-thick Au layer and sequent annealed at 700°C for two hours. (b) Plan-view SEM image of a sample in which the same gold thickness has been evaporated directly at the same NWs growth temperature of 480°C.
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