OBSERVATION OF ALGAAS/GAAS MULTIQUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE BY SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY

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GOMEZRODRIGUEZ, JM [1 ]
BARO, AM [1 ]
SILVEIRA, JP [1 ]
VAZQUEZ, M [1 ]
GONZALEZ, Y [1 ]
BRIONES, F [1 ]
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[1] CSIC,CTR NACL MICROELECTR,E-28006 MADRID,SPAIN
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10.1063/1.102639
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We have imaged an AlGaAs/GaAs multiquantum well structure by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In order to localize the structure the STM is integrated in a conventional scanning electron microscope. The observed surface structure has a periodicity of ≊180 Å and shows an apparent corrugation of ≊10 Å in the constant current mode. We discuss the possible mechanisms of the observed contrast, which we tentatively attribute to the different electrical properties of the two different layers.
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