Determination of Thickness and Composition of Thin AlxGa1-xAs Films on GaAs Substrates by Total Electron Yield (Tey) Measurements

1997 ◽  
pp. 683-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst Ebel ◽  
Robert Svagera ◽  
Maria F. Ebel ◽  
Norbert Zagler

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 683-694
Author(s):  
Horst Ebel ◽  
Robert Svagera ◽  
Maria F. Ebel ◽  
Norbert Zagler

In our paper “Determination of thickness and composition of thin AlxGa1-xAs layers on GaAs by total electron yield (TEY)” we described the principles of the determination of thickness t and Al concentration x employing TEY. The essential experimental quantities are the absorption edge jumps of the-eleraents measured in TEY-mode:Since the problem asks for the quantification of two unknowns (x,t), at least two TEYjumps are needed. The K jumps of Al and Ga deliver reliable information. From the theoretical approach1,2 of quantitative TEY a nearly linear relationship between the measured TEY jumps and the composition (in wt%) has to be expected. The As concentration varies over the interesting composition range 0<x<0.6 from approximately 50 to 60wt% and causes a similar variation of the TEY jump versus x. In combination with the statistical significance of the experimental data we neglect the TEY K jump information from As.



1994 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Maria F. Ebel ◽  
Robert Svagera ◽  
Horst Ebel ◽  
Robert Hobl ◽  
Michael Mantler ◽  
...  

The measurement of the total electron yield (TEY) emitted from a solid specimen when irradiated by monochromatic x-rays is used for quantitative information on the specimen. For this purpose one has to determine the increase of TEY in the course of a variation of the photon energy from below to above the absorption edges of the specimen elements. These increases are the analytical quantities and are correlated with the composition of the specimen. The detected electrons are photo, Auger and secondary electrons. Most of them lost some of their original kinetic energy due to inelastic collisions along their path from the atom of origin to the surface. Low energy electrons are especially found in the secondary electron peak with electron energies of less than 20eV. Electrically nonconductive specimens under x-irradiation tend to positive surface charging.



1995 ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria F. Ebel ◽  
Robert Svagera ◽  
Horst Ebel ◽  
Robert Hobl ◽  
Michael Mantler ◽  
...  


1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst Ebel ◽  
Robert Svagera ◽  
Michael Mantler ◽  
Maria F. Ebel


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Author(s):  
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J. R. Regnard ◽  
J. Mimault ◽  
D. Duclos ◽  
J. J. Faix




1989 ◽  
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pp. 6630-6635 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Rosenberg ◽  
C.-R. Wen


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