DocumentCode
2229851
Title
Strain-induced self-rolling of semiconductor membranes: Effect of geometry, energetics, and kinetics
Author
Chun, Ik Su ; Challa, Archana ; Derickson, Brad ; Hsia, K. Jimmy ; Li, Xiuling
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Semiconductor micro- and nanotubes can be formed by strain-induced self-rolling of membranes. The geometry effect on the final rolling direction of InxGa1-xAs-GaAs membranes are systematically studied both experimentally and by the finite element method.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; deformation; finite element analysis; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; membranes; nanofabrication; nanophotonics; rolling; semiconductor nanotubes; InxGa1-xAs-GaAs; finite element method; geometry effect; rolling direction; semiconductor membranes; semiconductor microtubes; semiconductor nanotubes; strain-induced self-rolling; Electron tubes; Epitaxial growth; Etching; Finite element methods; Geometry; Nanotubes; Strain;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950218
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