Development of Growth Theory for Vapor–Liquid–Solid Nanowires: Wetting Scenario, Front Curvature, Growth Angle, Linear Tension, and Radial Instability

Figure 5

Calculated dependences of the thermodynamic growth angle of Si NWs on the dimensionless curvature of the TPL for different values of the whisker growth angle , which characterizes the macroscopic droplet (r ⟶ ∞).