Studying quasi-one-dimensional (1D) semiconductor nanostructures is an attractive and active research field in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Their controllable growth is the foundation for observing novel properties and fabricating useful nano-devices and is also a challenge. / We believe that our work in perfecting the fabrication of aligned 1D semiconductor nanostructures and control of their morphology, crystal structure and orientation will shed more light on the understanding on 1D physics and advancement in nanotechnology. / We have studied the control of the structure, morphology and alignment of Zn-Cd-Se 1D nanostructures by fine tuning their growth conditions and judiciously choosing substrates in a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor. We found that the products are zincblende structured nanoneedles at relatively low temperatures and pressures, and wurtzite structured nanowires at high temperatures and pressures. We have fabricated aligned 1D nanostructures of different chemical compositions by exploiting the epitaxial relationship between the lattices of Zn-Cd-Se system and GaAs substrate. From the systematic studies of the orientations of the aligned samples, we demonstrated that they can be controlled by the crystallographic surface of the substrate. We also found that the orientation can be affected by the growth temperature. Three growth models are suggested to explain the aligned growth for zincblende and wurtzite 1D nanostructures and complex shaped three-bladed nanoswords. Observations and angular measurements of the orientations and growth directions by electron microscopy and analyses by pole stereographs offer supporting evidences for the models. Polarized photoluminescence studies of individual CdSe nanowires obtained under controlled growth have been achieved. / Liu, Zhuang = 通過金屬有機物化學氣相沉積法合成晶體結構, 形貌及生長取向性可控的硒鋅鎘族准一維納米結構 / 劉壯. / "July 2007." / Adviser: Sui Kong Hark. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: B, page: 1062. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307. / Liu, Zhuang = Tong guo jin shu you ji wu hua xue qi xiang chen ji fa he cheng jing ti jie gou, xing mao ji sheng chang qu xiang xing ke kong de xi xin ge zu zhun yi wei na mi jie gou / Liu Zhuang.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_344075 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Liu, Zhuang, Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, theses |
| Format | electronic resource, microform, microfiche, 1 online resource (89 p. : ill.) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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