Pyrolysis approach to the synthesis of gallium nitride nanorods
- 14 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 80 (2), 303-305
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1431401
Abstract
Herein we describe a pyrolysis route to the synthesis of gallium nitride (GaN) nanorods. GaN nanorods have been grown by the pyrolysis of gallium dimethylamide and ferrocene under an ammonia atmosphere. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer show that they are GaN single crystals, the sizes of which vary from 3 to 30 μm in length and 15 to 70 nm in diameter. Iron acts as an important catalyst for the GaN nanorod growth.Keywords
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