Different polytypes (alpha-SiC and beta-SiC) and crystallographic orientations ((0001) and (11-20) of 6H-SiC) have been used in order to elaborate silicon carbide (SiC) nanopillars using the inductively coupled plasma etching method. The cross section of the SiC pillars shows a rhombus, pentagonal or hexagonal morphology depending on polytypes and crystallographic orientations. The favored morphologies of SiC nanopillars originate from a complex interplay between their polytypes and crystal orientations, which reflects the so-called Wulffs rule.
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