MBE growth of GaAs whiskers on Si nanowires

Abstract

We present the growth of GaAs nanowhiskers by molecular beam epitaxy on Si (111) nanowires grown by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition. The whiskers grow in the wurtzite phase, along the [0001] direction, on the {112} facets of the Si nanowire, forming a star-like six-fold radial symmetry. The photoluminescence shows a 30 meV blue shift with respect to bulk GaAs, additionally a GaAs/AlAs core-shell heterostructure shows increased luminescence. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.