Moire based strain analysis in wurtzite GaAs -- rock-salt (Pb,Sn)Te core-shell nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy

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Main Authors: Wojcik, Maciej, Dad, Sania, Dziawa, Piotr, Kret, Slawomir, Pacuski, Wojciech, Sadowski, Janusz
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author Wojcik, Maciej
Dad, Sania
Dziawa, Piotr
Kret, Slawomir
Pacuski, Wojciech
Sadowski, Janusz
author_facet Wojcik, Maciej
Dad, Sania
Dziawa, Piotr
Kret, Slawomir
Pacuski, Wojciech
Sadowski, Janusz
contents We investigate core/shell GaAs/(Pb,Sn)Te nanowire nanoheterostructures with wurtzite (wz) GaAs cores and (Pb,Sn)Te topological crystalline insulator shells. The nanostructures have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy using two distinct MBE systems dedicated to III-V, and IV-VI semiconductors. The interface structure of wz-GaAs/(Pb,Sn)Te nanowires is investigated using high resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy and geometric phase analysis. Misfit dislocations and moiré fringes are observed as a direct result of the lattice mismatch between the core and the shell materials, and used to estimate strain in crystalline topological insulator shells. Our results point to a possibility of using moiré patterns analysis as an alternative, for estimating strain in the core-shell nanowire structures.
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spellingShingle Moire based strain analysis in wurtzite GaAs -- rock-salt (Pb,Sn)Te core-shell nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Wojcik, Maciej
Dad, Sania
Dziawa, Piotr
Kret, Slawomir
Pacuski, Wojciech
Sadowski, Janusz
Materials Science
We investigate core/shell GaAs/(Pb,Sn)Te nanowire nanoheterostructures with wurtzite (wz) GaAs cores and (Pb,Sn)Te topological crystalline insulator shells. The nanostructures have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy using two distinct MBE systems dedicated to III-V, and IV-VI semiconductors. The interface structure of wz-GaAs/(Pb,Sn)Te nanowires is investigated using high resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy and geometric phase analysis. Misfit dislocations and moiré fringes are observed as a direct result of the lattice mismatch between the core and the shell materials, and used to estimate strain in crystalline topological insulator shells. Our results point to a possibility of using moiré patterns analysis as an alternative, for estimating strain in the core-shell nanowire structures.
title Moire based strain analysis in wurtzite GaAs -- rock-salt (Pb,Sn)Te core-shell nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06603