Abstract

Epitaxial growth of a highly strained, coherent SiGe alloy shell around a Ge nanowire core is investigated as a method to achieve surface passivation and carrier confinement, important in realizing nanowire devices. The high photoluminescence intensity observed from the core-shell nanowires with spectral features similar to that of bulk Ge indicates effective surface passivation. Thermal stability of these core-shell heterostructures has been systematically investigated, with a method demonstrated to avoid misfit strain relaxation during postgrowth annealing.

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