Nanoscale effects of arsenic kinetics on GaAs(001)-(2x4) homoepitaxy

被引:20
作者
Bell, GR
Itoh, M
Jones, TS [1 ]
Joyce, BA
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Ctr Elect Mat & Devices, London SW7 2BZ, England
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Phys, London SW7 2BZ, England
[3] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Chem, London SW7 2AY, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
gallium arsenide; molecular beam epitaxy; surface kinetics; surface reconstruction;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(99)00089-8
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The early stages of homoepitaxy on the GaAs (001)-(2 x 4) surface have been studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). Detailed island statistics have been obtained from STM images and show a clear dependence on both the arsenic species used and the incident arsenic flux. These results are explained by considering the effects of the macroscopic arsenic kinetics (As-2 and As-4) on island nucleation and growth at the nanometre scale. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:L280 / L284
页数:5
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