
AbstractGermanium (Ge) nanowires hold great promise as building blocks for hole spin‐based quantum processors. Realizing this potential requires their direct integration onto silicon (Si) wafers. This work introduces V‐groove‐confined selective epitaxy to enable the in‐plane growth of nanowires on Si substrates. Nanowires form fully confined within V‐shaped grooves, a process driven by surface energy minimization and in agreement with Winterbottom‐like construction calculations. This confinement eliminates the direct Ge–SiO2 interface, reducing spurring charge noise and enhancing nanowire functionality. Aberration‐corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals the cross‐sectional shape and single‐crystalline nature of the nanowires. Low‐temperature magnetotransport measurements on Ge nanowire Hall bars demonstrate gate‐tunable hole densities and a peak mobility of approximately 600 cm2 V−1s−1 at a density of 1.2 × 1013 cm−2. These findings establish V‐groove‐confined epitaxy as a scalable pathway for the integration of high‐performance Ge nanowire‐based quantum devices.
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Electronic transport, Winterbottom construction, germanium, nanowire networks, Germanium, electronic transport, selective area epitaxy, Nanowire networks, winterbottom construction, electronic transport; germanium; nanowire networks; selective area epitaxy; winterbottom construction, Selective area epitaxy
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