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A New Understanding of the Vapor–Liquid–Solid Mechanism of Nanowire Growth

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This paper presents modified views on the vapor–liquid–solid mechanism of nanowire growth, relying on new experimental data on the wettability of a crystal surface by metal catalyst droplets presaturated with the crystallizing substance.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In this study, we used equipment at the Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnological Devices Shared Research Facilities Center, Voronezh State Technical University.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-33-90219.

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  1. Voronezh State Technical University, Moskovskii pr. 14, 394026, Voronezh, Russia

    V. A. Nebol’sin, A. Yu. Vorob’ev & N. Swaikat

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Correspondence to V. A. Nebol’sin.

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Nebol’sin, V.A., Vorob’ev, A.Y. & Swaikat, N. A New Understanding of the Vapor–Liquid–Solid Mechanism of Nanowire Growth. Inorg Mater 56, 346–352 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016852004010X

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