Triangular GaN-BN core-shell nanocables: Synthesis and field emission

  • Woo Sung Jang
  • , Shin Young Kim
  • , Jinyoung Lee
  • , Jeunghee Park*
  • , Chan Jun Park
  • , Cheol Jin Lee
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Triangular GaN-BN core-shell nanocables were synthesized by thermal chemical vapor deposition using GaN/B2O3/NH3 reaction. They consist of single-crystalline wurtzite GaN nanowires (avg. diameter = 60 nm), grown along the [0 1 0] direction, and 3 nm-thick crystalline h-BN outerlayers. The h-BN outerlayers lead to superhydrophobicity, and probably reduce the surface defects of GaN nanowires. Field emission from as-grown GaN-BN nanocables shows large current densities and low turn-on voltages, which are comparable to those of bare GaN nanowires.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)41-45
    Number of pages5
    JournalChemical Physics Letters
    Volume422
    Issue number1-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006 Apr 28

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work is supported by KRF (R14-2003-033-01003-0; R02-2004-000-10025-0; 2003-015-C00265), and KIST (2E18740–05–062). The SEM and field-emission TEM measurements were performed at the Korea Basic Science Institute. Experiments at PLS were supported in part by MOST and POSTECH.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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