Synthesis and Photoluminescence of GaN Nanowires with Nb Catalyst

Large-scale GaN nanowires are successfully synthesized by ammoniating Ga2O3 films on Nb layer deposited on Si(111) substrates at 850 ℃. X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), field-emssion transmission electron microscope(FETEM), Fourier transformed infrared spectrum(FTIR) are used to characterize the structural and morphological properties of the as-synthesized GaN nanowires. The results reveal that the nanowires are pure hexagonal GaN wurtzite structure with a length of about several microns and a diameter between 50 nm and 100 nm. Finally, discussed briefly is the formation mechanism of gallium nitride nanowires.