ATOMIC-SCALE IMAGES OF THE GROWTH SURFACE OF CA1-XSRXCUO2 THIN-FILMS

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KOGUCHI, K [1 ]
MATSUMOTO, T [1 ]
KAWAI, T [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA UNIV, INST SCI & IND RES, IBARAKI, OSAKA 567, JAPAN
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10.1126/science.267.5194.71
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The surface microstructure of c-axis (Ca,Sr)CuO2 thin films, grown by laser molecular beam epitaxy on SrTiO3(001) substrates, was studied by ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Images were obtained for codeposited Ca1-xSrxCuO2 thin films, which show a layered-type growth mode, The surfaces consist of atomically flat terraces separated by steps that are one unit cell high. A pronounced dependence of the growth mechanism on the Sr/Ca ratio of the films was observed. Atomic resolution STM images of the CuO2 sheets in the ab plane show a square lattice with an in-plane spacing of 4 angstroms; the lattice contains different concentrations of point defects, depending on the polarity of the sample-tip bias.
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