Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: We report the growth of bismuth telluride, Bi 2 Te 3 , nanoplatelets on flexible polyimide films (Kapton films), using a chemical vapor transport process. Hexagonal, triangular, and ribbon-shaped nanoplatelets can be routinely synthesized on Kapton films. We developed a dry transfer technique to transfer these as-grown nanoplatelets from the Kapton films onto SiO 2 (300 nm)/Si substrates for atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization. The thickness of the as-grown nanoplatelets is 10–100 nm, and thinner than those grown on glass and silicon susbtrates. We further suggest the possible growth mechanism based on our AFM obervations.
Source: ECS Solid State Letters
DOI: 10.1149/2.004302ssl
Institutions: University of Alabama, Georgia Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W2171158920