Argon Ion Bombardment During Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Ge (001)

1988 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Chason ◽  
K. M. Horn ◽  
J. Y. Tsao ◽  
S. T. Picraux

ABSTRACTUsing in situ, real-time reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), we have measured the evolution of Ge (001) surface morphology during simultaneous molecular beam epitaxy and Ar ion beam bombardment. Surprisingly, low-energy Ar ions during growth tend to smoothen the surface. Bombardment by the ion beam without growth roughens the surface, but the surface can be reversibly smoothened by restoring the growth beam. We have measured the effect of such “ion beam growth smoothening” above and below the critical temperature for intrinsic growth roughening. At all measured growth temperatures the surface initially smoothens, but below the critical roughening temperature the final surface morphology is rough whereas above this temperature the final morphology is smooth.

Author(s):  
Tsutomu Iida ◽  
Yunosuke Makita ◽  
Shinji Kimura ◽  
Stefan Winter ◽  
Akimasa Yamada ◽  
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1988 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. AI-Jassim ◽  
J. P. Goral ◽  
P. Sheldon ◽  
K. M. Jones

ABSTRACTEpitaxial InAs layers were grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on GaAs substrates. The initial stages of nucleation were studied by in situ reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED). Cross-sectional TEM examination was used to investigate the morphology of the growing layer, while plan-view examination revealed the generation of misfit dislocations. The growth mode was found to depend mainly on the conditions used to nucleate the epitaxial layer. In most cases, Stranski-Krastanov type of growth was observed.


1995 ◽  
Vol 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Wado ◽  
T. Shimizu ◽  
K. Ohtani ◽  
Y. C. Jung ◽  
M. Ishida

AbstractHigh quality crystalline γ -Al2O3 films were epitaxially grown on Si(111) substrates at growth temperatures from 750 to 900°C by molecular beam epitaxy using an Al solid source and N2O gas. Very thin γ -Al2O3 films grown at a growth temperature of 850°C showed streaky reflection high-energy electron diffraction patterns. By in situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, carbon contamination, as is seen in the films grown with a Al(CH3)3 source, was not detected within the measurement sensitivity. The stoichiometry of the grown film was found to be similar to that of Al2O3. Growth rates of epitaxial γ -Al2O3 layers decreased with increasing growth temperatures. The predominant growth of the γ -Al2O3(111) crystal orientation was confirmed on Si(110) and Si(100) substrates.


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