Abstract
AbstractAxial heterostructure nanowires (NWs) of ZnTe/CdTe were grown by vapour‐liquid‐solid growth realized in a molecular beam epitaxial chamber. By alternative supply of Zn or Cd and constant Te the heterostructure was generated. The liquid phase is provided by a Au‐based eutectic droplet which stays at the tip of the NW during the entire growth. For structural and chemical characterization by TEM the NWs were harvested from the substrate and transferred to a holey carbon film. The NWs exhibit an expansion of the diameter correlated with the interface region between ZnTe and CdTe. Idiomorphic growth of the CdTe is evident from electron diffraction experiments. The growth rate of CdTe appears to be smaller compared to that of ZnTe at the same temperature. Both, quantitative high‐resolution TEM and energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy line scans reveal a smeared ZnTe/CdTe interface along about 200 nm. The smearing is due to both, the liquid catalyst which buffers the supply of Cd instead of Zn at the liquid/solid interface and to the strain which is induced by the lattice mismatch. It forces the system to consume the remnant Zn for the NW growth in favour of Cd. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
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