@INPROCEEDINGS{Riechert_procspie_2011, author = {Henning Riechert and Oliver Brandt and Caroline Cheze and Vincent Consonni and Matthias Knelangen and Jonas L\"ahnemann and Friederich Limbach and Carsten Pf\"uller and Achim Trampert and Martin W\"olz and Lutz Geelhaar}, title = {Nitride nanowire structures for {LED} applications}, booktitle = Proc. SPIE, year = {2011}, volume = {7954}, publisher = {SPIE}, abstract = {This paper discusses some of the advantages of nanowire structures for use in LEDs as well as the challenges that need to be overcome towards the realisation of real-world devices. Our experimental results pertain to group-III nitride nanowire structures grown by MBE. We present clear evidence that the catalyst-free growth approach on Si yields best results with respect to structural and optical material properties. We elucidate the mechanism of nanowire nucleation and the factors determining the initial nanowire diameter, discuss the issue of InGaN growth in small-diameter nitride nanowires and review the results reported for nanowire-based group-III nitride LEDs reported so far.}, doi = {10.1117/12.877458} }