Spontaneous growth of gallium-filled microcapillaries on ion-bombarded GaN
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Physical Review Letters, 2013, 111 (13)
- Issue Date:
- 2013-09-25
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Bottom-up growth of microscopic pillars is observed at room temperature on GaN irradiated with a Ga+ beam in a gaseous XeF2 environment. Ion bombardment produces Ga droplets which evolve into pillars, each comprised of a spherical Ga cap atop a Ga-filled, gallium fluoride tapered tube (sheath). The structures form through an interdependent, self-ordering cycle of liquid cap growth and solid sheath formation. The sheath and core growth mechanisms are not catalytic, but instead consistent with a model of ion-induced Ga and F generation, Ga transport through surface diffusion, and heterogeneous sputtering caused by self-masking of the tapered pillars. © 2013 American Physical Society.
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