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We report synthesis windows for growth of millimeter-long ZnTe nanoribbons and ZnSe nanowires using vapor transport. By tuning the local conditions at the growth substrate, high aspect ratio nanostructures can be synthesized. A Cu-ion immersion doping method was applied, producing strongly p-type conduction in ZnTe and ionic conduction in ZnSe. These extreme aspect ratio wide-bandgap semiconductors have great potential for high density nanostructured optoelectronic circuits.
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Yim, J.W.L., Chen, D., Brown, G.F. et al. Synthesis and Ex situ doping of ZnTe and ZnSe nanostructures with extreme aspect ratios. Nano Res. 2, 931–937 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9095-7
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