Preparation of wurtzitic AlN thin films with a novel crystallographic alignment on MgO substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1414-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Heffelfinger ◽  
D. L. Medlin ◽  
K. F. McCarty
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Aln Film

Thin films of wurtzitic AlN have been deposited by molecular-beam epitaxy onto (001) oriented MgO substrates. The films are epitactic and align with the and the , as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy. This configuration, which matches a close-packed direction of the film and substrate, allows for growth of two symmetrically equivalent orientation variants of the AlN film. These variants are distinguished by a 90° rotation about the direction that is normal to the substrate surface. Each variant also aligns the and the to within 5° of being parallel to the (200)MgO. The microstructure of the AlN films and origins of these novel alignments are discussed.

Vertical self-organization of Ge1−xMnx nanocolumn multilayers grown on Ge(001) substrates

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (20) ◽  
pp. 1650269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Giang Le ◽  
Minh Tuan Dau
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Elastic Constant ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
2D Model

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) has been used to investigate the structural properties of GeMn/Ge nanocolumns multilayer samples grown on Ge(001) substrates by means of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. Four bilayers with the spacer thickness in the range between 6 nm and 15 nm and 10 periods of bilayers of Ge[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]/Ge nanocolumn are presented. A simplified 2D model based on the theory of elastic constant interactions has been used to provide reasonable explanations to the vertical self-organization of GeMn nanocolumns in multilayers.

Asymmetric Cracking in Znse/ZnSxSel−x Superlattices Grown by Molecular Bean Epitaxy

1987 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Dalby ◽  
John Petruzzello
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
Sulfur Concentration ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Superlattice Layer

ABSTRACTOptical and transmission electron microscopy have been used to study cracks appearing in ZnSe/ZnSxSe1−x (x ∼ 0.38) superlattices grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy. It Is shown that when a fracture occurs it is confined, in most cases, to the superlattice and propagates along <011> cleavage directions in these <001> oriented epilayers. Cracks were not observed in all superlattices and their onset is discussed in relation to sulfur concentration, overall superlattice height, individual superlattice layer thicknesses, and stress, tensile or compressive, due to lattice mismatch and thermal expansion differences between buffer layer and superlattice. It was found that by adjusting the controllable parameters, cracks in the superlattices could be eliminated. Orientation and density of these features have been related to asynnmetric cracking associated with the zincblende structure of these II-VI materials. Experimental results are shown to be in agreement with theoretical predictions of critical heights for the onset of cracking.

Transmission electron microscopy of GaN columnar nanostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Mamutin ◽  
N. A. Cherkashin ◽  
V. A. Vekshin ◽  
V. N. Zhmerik ◽  
S. V. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Transmission Electron
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