1. Temperature-dependent growth of topological insulator Bi2Se3 for nanoscale fabrication
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Muhammad Naveed, Zixiu Cai, Haijun Bu, Fucong Fei, Syed Adil Shah, Bo Chen, Azizur Rahman, Kangkang Zhang, Faji Xie, and Fengqi Song
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Topological insulators and their characteristics are among the most highly studied areas in condensed matter physics. Bi2Se3 nanocrystals were synthesized via chemical vapor deposition at different temperatures on a silicon substrate with a gold catalyst. The effects of temperature on the obtained Bi2Se3 nanocrystals were systematically investigated. The size and length of Bi2Se3 nanocrystals change when the temperature increases from 500 °C to 600 °C. We found that the crystallization quality of the Bi2Se3 nanocrystals synthesized at 560 °C is optimal. At this temperature, we can get the desired thickness and length of the nanocrystals, which is quite suitable for nanoscale fabrication.
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- 2020
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