AN ATOMIC-LEVEL VIEW OF KINETIC AND THERMODYNAMIC INFLUENCES IN THE GROWTH OF THIN-FILMS

被引:39
作者
LAGALLY, MG
机构
[1] University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 3B期
关键词
SURFACES; STM; GROWTH; DIFFUSION; SILICON; GERMANIUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.1493
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
In all crystal growth, thermodynamic and kinetic influences compete. The crystal morphology reflects this competition. In the growth of thin films, modern techniques, in particular scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), can be used to investigate quantitatively microscopic mechanisms that control the growth, by straightforward analysis of the evolving morphology. A brief review of the application of STM for this purpose is given.
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页码:1493 / 1501
页数:9
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