Martin Magnusson
deputy head of department
Aerosol fabrication of nanocrystals of InP
Author
Summary, in English
Nanocrystals of indium phosphide, with diameters of around 10nm, have been produced via an aerosol route. The method is based on the formation of monodisperse indium droplets and the subsequent reaction with phosphine at elevated temperature. The size of the final InP nanocrystal is self-limited by the size of the introduced size-selected In droplet. This size can be tuned carefully, thus this method allows a narrow size distribution of the nanocrystals. The kinetics of the reaction of In to produce InP depends on the temperature and the phosphine flow. Extensive high resolution transmission electron microscopy studies lead to a consistent picture of the process. Our approach opens the possibility for efficient production of size-selected semiconductor nanocrystals and it will allow new types of self-assembly and control of quantum dots.
Department/s
- Solid State Physics
Publishing year
1999-02
Language
English
Pages
1056-1059
Publication/Series
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
Volume
38
Issue
2 B
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Topic
- Condensed Matter Physics
Keywords
- Aerosol route
- Indium phosphide
- Nanocrystals
- Size-selected
Status
Published
Research group
- Inorganic Chemistry Group, Ebbe Nordlander
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0021-4922