Selective etching of InP in InAs/InP nanowires resulting in 11 nm nanogaps

Muhammed Ihab Schukfeh, Allan Hansen, Marc Tornow, Kristian Storm, Kimberly Dick Thelander, Claes Thelander, Lars Samuelson, Peter Hinze, Thomas Weimann, Nelia Wanderka

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Abstract

We demonstrate a wet chemical method to selectively etch InP segments within InAs/InP heterostructure nanowires based on a photo-assisted HAc/HBr solution etching process. We successfully etched InP segments ranging from 60 nm down to about 10 nm in size.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1489-1492
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781467381550
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 27 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period27/07/1530/07/15

Keywords

  • InAs/InP
  • heterostructure nanowire
  • nanogap electrodes
  • selective etching

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