Controlled Growth and Properties of Semiconductor Nanomaterials

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".

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State Key Laboratory of Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Bei**g 100871, China
Interests: III-nitride semiconductors; III-oxide semiconductors; nanomaterials; infrared detectors; UV-LEDs; field effect transistors

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Dear Colleagues,

The growth of high-quality semiconductor materials is an important issue and fundamental method to improve device performance. In recent years, nanomaterials, including nanoparticles, nanowires, nanowalls, nanoflowers, nanotubes, core–shell structures, and ultrathin quantum structures, have attracted much attention as a promising class of materials for optoelectronic applications, especially for group III-V materials and III-oxide semiconductors. Combining the advantages of the material itself and its nanostructures, it will manifest novel physical properties and device applications.

The scope of this Special Issue ranges from the controlled growth of nanomaterials to properties and practical applications. The materials are suggested to be group III-V materials and III-oxide semiconductors.

This Special Issue focuses on the controlled growth of nanomaterials, the characterization of nanostructures, and practical applications. The growth starts from substrates, followed by buffers, epi-layers, and nanostructures. The growth process is in situ characterized if possible. The growth diagram can be shown, and the lattice misfit, defect, strain, polarity control, and crystal phase transition can also be discussed. The properties which are affected by different nanostructures or nanomaterials should be investigated.

Original research articles and reviews are welcome in this Special Issue. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Fabrications and characterizations of nanostructures;
  • Novel quantum structures and their applications;
  • Devices based on semiconductor nanomaterials.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. **n Rong
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • group III–V semiconductors
  • III-oxide semiconductors
  • nanowires
  • hybrid nanostructures
  • QW and QD structures
  • growth diagram
  • strain and polarity
  • structural properties
  • optical and electrical properties
  • optoelectronic devices

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Morphology Control and Mechanism of Different Bath Systems in Cu/SiCw Composite Electroplating
by Bing Niu, Dongdong **e, Yanxin Zhang, Yuxiao Bi, Yigui Li, Guifu Ding and Liyan Lai
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(12), 1043; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14121043 - 18 Jun 2024
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With the rapid development of electronic technology and large-scale integrated circuit devices, it is very important to develop thermal management materials with high thermal conductivity. Silicon carbide whisker-reinforced copper matrix (Cu/SiCw) composites are considered to be one of the best candidates for future [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of electronic technology and large-scale integrated circuit devices, it is very important to develop thermal management materials with high thermal conductivity. Silicon carbide whisker-reinforced copper matrix (Cu/SiCw) composites are considered to be one of the best candidates for future electronic device radiators. However, at present, most of these materials are produced by high-temperature and high-pressure processes, which are expensive and prone to interfacial reactions. To explore the plating solution system suitable for SiCw and Cu composite electroplating, we tried two different Cu-based plating solutions, namely a Systek UVF 100 plating solution of the copper sulfate (CuSO4) system and a Through Silicon Via (TSV) plating solution of the copper methanesulfonate (Cu(CH3SO3)2) system. In this paper, Cu/SiCw composites were prepared by composite electrodeposition. The morphology of the coating under two different plating liquid systems was compared, and the mechanism of formation of the different morphologies was analyzed. The results show that when the concentration of SiCw in the bath is 1.2 g/L, the surface of the Cu/SiCw composite coating prepared by the CuSO4 bath has more whiskers with irregular distribution and the coating is very smooth, but there are pores at the junction of the whiskers and Cu. There are a large number of irregularly distributed whiskers on the surface of the Cu/SiCw composite coating prepared with the copper methanesulfonate (Cu(CH3SO3)2) system. The surface of the composite is flat, and Cu grows along the whisker structure. The whisker and Cu form a good combination, and there is no pore in the cross-section of the coating. The observation at the cross-section also reveals some characteristics of the toughening mechanism of SiCw, including crack deflection, bridging and whisker pull-out. The existence of these mechanisms indicates that SiCw plays a toughening role in the composites. A suitable plating solution system was selected for the preparation of high-performance Cu/SiCw thermal management materials with the composite electrodeposition process. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Controlled Growth and Properties of Semiconductor Nanomaterials)
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