New phase formation of Gd2O3 films on GaAs(100)

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作者
Kortan, AR
Hong, M
Kwo, J
Mannaerts, JP
Krajewski, JJ
Kopylov, N
Steiner, C
Bolliger, B
Erbudak, M
机构
[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[2] Agere Syst Inc, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[3] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Festkorperphys Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 2001年 / 19卷 / 04期
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10.1116/1.1387456
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A fluorite-related phase of Gd2O3, with a tetragonal unit cell of a = 5.65 Angstrom and c = 5.37 Angstrom, was attained in this study. The new phase was found either in a thin Gd2O3 film (similar to 18 Angstrom), which was epitaxially grown on GaAs(100). or in a disordered (by mild Ne+-ion sputtering) and recrystallized (by UHV annealing) thin cubic alpha -Gd2O3 film. The structural characteristics of the new oxide films were studied using in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction, secondary-electron imaging, and single-crystal x-ray diffraction. (C) 2001 American Vacuum Society.
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