W. H. Chen, R. Larde, E. Cadel, T. Xu, B. Grandidier et al. We investigated the growth of silicon nanowires from Au-rich catalyst droplets by two different methods: chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth rate is found to be diameter-dependent and increases with increasing precursor partial pressures. The comparison of th ... [J. Appl. Phys. 107, 084902 (2010)] published Wed Apr 21, 2010.