Influence of sulfur and selenium on the wettability of zinc selenide and sulfide by molten metals

Probing the Wurtzite Conduction Band Structure Using State Filling in Highly Doped InP Nanowires

“…This demonstrates that the surface energies changed, which is not unexpected since S is a surface passivator of liquid metals known to lower the liquid–vapor surface energy γ LV . S also strongly improves the wetting of In on ZnS and ZnSe, indicating a lowered liquid–solid surface energy γ LS . If both γ LS and γ LV decreased due to the interaction with H 2 S, the solid–vapor interface would become comparatively more important which could promote WZ formation …”

High-Yield Growth and Characterization of ⟨100⟩ InP p–n Diode Nanowires

“…Introducing a small amount of DEZn in the early stages of the growth destabilizes the Au droplet, which is very sensitive to any perturbation, causing a reduction in vertical yield. It has already been demonstrated that dopants change the contact angle and the surface energy of catalyst that in this case is Au–In–(Zn,S) − but these influences have not been unambiguously quantified yet. Our hypothesis originates in the kinetics of VLS growth.…”