How to fabricate a defect free Si(001) surface

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作者
Hata, K [1 ]
Kimura, T
Ozawa, S
Shigekawa, H
机构
[1] Univ Tsukuba, Japan Sci & Technol Corp, Inst Phys Appl, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058573, Japan
[2] Univ Tsukuba, CREST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058573, Japan
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A | 2000年 / 18卷 / 04期
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10.1116/1.582482
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We demonstrate the successful fabrication of an almost defect free Si(001) surface by refining the standard annealing and flashing surface preparation method. On any desired samples, we can routinely fabricate a surface with defect densities lower than 0.1%, significantly reducing the defect density compared to surfaces fabricated by standard methodology. (C) 2000 American Vacuum Society. [S0734-2101(00)12004-4].
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