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Nature Materials 5, 521 - 522 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nmat1688
Semiconductor nanowires: Twins cause kinks
Brian A. Korgel1
- Brian A. Korgel is in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. e-mail: korgel@mail.che.utexas.edu
Abstract
Multiple twin defects, analogous to those in bulk crystals, have been revealed in crystalline semiconductor nanowires by microscopic studies. An unexpected connection is now made between these subtle imperfections and the shape of the wires.
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