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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011
The synthesis of spatially controlled Ge nanowires and nanoclusters by Ge+ ion implantation in oxidized V-grooves on (001) Sisurfaces has been studied experimentally as well as theoretically. TheV-grooves were prepared by anisotropic wet chemical etching and thermaloxidation. The SiO2-covered V-grooves were implanted with 70 keV Ge+ ions up to a fluence of 1017 cm−2.Ge accumulates within the SiO2 at the bottom of the V-groove,which has been proven by analytical TEM (EDX-mapping). Theoretical studieshave shown that the Ge accumulation is caused by the V-groove geometry,forward sputtering, and re-deposition. During subsequent annealing theredistributed Ge forms a nanowire by precipitation, ripening andcoalescence. Kinetic lattice Monte Carlo simulations of the nanowireformation process show growth instabilities and self-organizationphenomena.