Abstract—The concepts of nucleation processes occurring near the three-phase contact line are developed under conditions of poor wettability of the vertex (end) face of the threadlike nanocrystal by a liquid catalyst drop.
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This work was financially supported by the RFBR grant no. 19-33-90219 with the use of equipment of the Central Scientific and Practical Center “NENTP”, VSTU.
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Vorob’ev, A.Y., Nebol’sin, V.A., Swaikat, N. et al. About Nucleation on the Line of a Three-Phase Contact of a Vapor–Liquid–Solid During the Growth of Nanowires. Mech. Solids 55, 32–37 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0025654420010197
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