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Single-Crystal Semiconductor Wires Integrated into Microstructured Optical Fibers†

  1. Bryan R. Jackson1,3,
  2. Pier J. A. Sazio2,
  3. John V. Badding1,*

Article first published online: 7 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200701569

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 20, Issue 6, pages 1135–1140, March 18, 2008

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Jackson, B. R., Sazio, P. J. A. and Badding, J. V. (2008), Single-Crystal Semiconductor Wires Integrated into Microstructured Optical Fibers. Advanced Materials, 20: 1135–1140. doi: 10.1002/adma.200701569

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (USA)

  2. 2

    Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southampton University, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ (UK)

  3. 3

    Present address: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (USA)

*Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (USA).

  1. †

    J.V.B. acknowledges support from NSF (DMR-0502906), the Penn State Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (NSF DMR-0213623), and the Penn State-Lehigh Center for Optical Technologies. TEM work was performed at the Materials Research Institute at Penn State. P.J.A.S. thanks EPSRC for support. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the author.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 MAR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 7 MAR 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 10 SEP 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 2 JUL 2007

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Keywords:

  • Crystal growth;
  • Semiconductors;
  • Microstructures;
  • Nanowires;
  • Silicone

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Single-crystal silicon wires are grown within the pores of microstructured optical fibers via a high-pressure fluid-liquid-solid approach. Precise spatial organization of single crystal semiconductor wires offers a flexible alternative approach to the self-assembly or lithographic techniques often used for patterning wires for electronics and photonics. This will enable new composite materials that allow for cooperative photonic and electronic phenomena.

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