PERIODIC STEP AND TERRACE FORMATION ON SI(100) SURFACE DURING SI EPITAXIAL-GROWTH BY ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL VAPOR-DEPOSITION

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IZUNOME, K [1 ]
SAITO, Y [1 ]
KUBOTA, H [1 ]
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[1] TOSHIBA CO LTD, SEMICOND GRP, KAWASAKI 210, JAPAN
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 9A期
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10.1143/JJAP.31.L1277
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The surface structure of Si epitaxial film growth achieved by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition on Si(100) with a misorientation is studied by angle-resolved light scattering (ARLS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The Si epitaxial surface has a periodic structure consisting of terraces and atomic-steps. The terrace length depends on the substrate misorientation. The step height is independent of the substrate misorientation, and is about 0.3 nm, which corresponds to the double-layer step. The periodic structure is formed during the atmospheric growth process.
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