Examination of Self-Catalyzed III–V Nanowire Growth by Monte Carlo Simulation

Abstract

The main features of self-catalyzed III–V nanowire growth according to the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism were analyzed using Monte Carlo simulation. The nanowire growth kinetics, flux ratio influence on the nanowire morphology and growth rate were considered. For some growth conditions, the self-equalization effect of metal drop sizes during the self-catalyzed III–V nanowire growth was demonstrated. It is revealed that, only under the adsorption growth mode, all drop sizes reach a single stationary value.