A Novel Sb2Te3 Polymorph Stable at the Nanoscale

Enzo Rotunno, Massimo Longo, Claudia Wiemer, Roberto Fallica, Davide Campi, Marco Bernasconi, Andrew R. Lupini, Stephen J. Pennycook, Laura Lazzarini

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Abstract

We report on the MOCVD synthesis of Sb2Te3 nanowires that self-assemble in a novel metastable polymorph. The nanowires crystallize in a primitive trigonal lattice (P3m1 SG #164) with lattice parameters a = b = 0.422 nm, and c = 1.06 nm. The stability of the polymorph has been studied by first principle calculations: it has been demonstrated that the stabilization is due to the particular side-wall faceting, finding excellent agreement with the experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4368-4373
Number of pages6
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume27
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 23 2015

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