Tem Study of the Accidental Modulation of Mbe Grown AlxGal-x As

1986 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.G. Britton ◽  
W.M. Stobbs

ABSTRACTComposition modulations with a wavelength of -1-3 nm have been observed by transmission electron microscopy in nominally uniform AlxGa1-x As grown by molecular beam epitaxy. We describe the characterisation of this phenomenon and discuss its possible origins, in the light of the reported existence of a long range ordered structure.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (20) ◽  
pp. 1650269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Giang Le ◽  
Minh Tuan Dau

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.


1987 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Dalby ◽  
John Petruzzello

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.


2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Mamutin ◽  
N. A. Cherkashin ◽  
V. A. Vekshin ◽  
V. N. Zhmerik ◽  
S. V. Ivanov

1993 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Aragon ◽  
M.J. De Castro ◽  
S.I. Molina ◽  
Y. Gonzalez ◽  
L. Gonzalez ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe defect structure of GaAsP layer grown by Atomic Layer Molecular Beam Epitaxy on (001) GaAs substrate has been studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy. The phosphorous content and the epilayer thickness have been changed below 25% and 1μm respectively. Three kinds of defect structure have been found: a) α-δ fringes at the interface for coherent epilayer, b) Misfit dislocation for thin epilayers and c) Multiple cracks normal to the interface and parallel to one <110> direction for thick epilayers.


1995 ◽  
Vol 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Shima ◽  
L. Salamanca-Riba ◽  
G. Springholz ◽  
G. Bauer

ABSTRACTMolecular beam epitaxy was used to grow EuTe(x)/PbTe(y) short period superlattices with x=1-4 EuTe(111) monolayers alternating with y≈3x PbTe monolayers. The superlattices were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and high resolution x-ray diffraction. Regions with double periodicity were observed coexisting with areas of nominal periodicity. The sample with x=3.5 and y=9, for example, contains regions with double periodicity of x=7 and y=17. X-ray diffraction measurements confirm the formation of the double periodicity in these samples by the appearance of weak satellites in between the satellites of the nominal periodicity. The double periodicity in the superlattice is believed to result from interdiffusion during the growth. A model for this process is presented.


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