MOCVD synthesis of compositionally tuned topological insulator nanowires

Loren D. Alegria; Nan Yao; Jason R. Petta

doi:10.1002/pssr.201409428

MOCVD synthesis of compositionally tuned topological insulator nanowires

Loren D. Alegria, Nan Yao, Jason R. Petta

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Device applications involving topological insulators (TIs) will require the development of scalable methods for fabricating TI samples with sub-micron dimensions, high quality surfaces, and controlled compositions. Here we use Bi-, Se-, and Te-bearing metalorganic precursors to synthesize TIs in the form of nanowires. Single crystal nanowires can be grown with compositions ranging from Bi₂Se₃ to Bi₂Te₃, including the ternary compound Bi₂Te₂Se. These high quality nanostructured TI compounds are suitable platforms for on-going searches for Majorana fermions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	991-996
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
Volume	8
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201409428
State	Published - Dec 1 2014

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Bismuth selenides
Bismuth tellurides
Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
Nanowires
Topological insulators

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