Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial titanium nitride on MgO(001) monitored by RHEED oscillation

被引:40
作者
Inumaru, K [1 ]
Ohara, T [1 ]
Yamanaka, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Hiroshima Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Higashihiroshima 7398527, Japan
关键词
titanium nitride; epitaxy; RHEED oscillation; pulsed laser deposition;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-4332(00)00038-6
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
Titanium nitride was grown epitaxially on MgO(001) by a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method, and the oscillations of reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) for this system were observed for the first time. The RHEED patterns and atomic force microscope (AFM) analysis revealed the two-dimensional growth of highly flat TiN films. The high-resolution reciprocal space mapping of X-ray diffraction of the TiN film showed that the lattice dimensions of the TST shrunk along the plane parallel to the surface of the MgO(001) substrate by 0.6% with no structural relaxation and no mosaic disorder, demonstrating the deposition of the high-quality epitaxial film. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:375 / 377
页数:3
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