ATOMISTIC PROCESSES OF SURFACE SEGREGATION DURING SI-GE MBE GROWTH

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作者
JESSON, DE [1 ]
PENNYCOOK, SJ [1 ]
BARIBEAU, JM [1 ]
HOUGHTON, DC [1 ]
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[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,INST MICROSTRUCT SCI,OTTAWA K1A 0R6,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1016/0040-6090(92)90046-E
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T [工业技术];
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Atomic-scale segregation at step edges during growth is proposed as the origin of ordering in the Si-Ge system. Cross-sectional Z-contrast imaging of as-grown structures reveals that a variety of ordered phase variants can exist at Si on Ge interfaces as a result of vertical segregation during superlattice growth. Long-range ordering in alloys is predicted to arise due to segregation at monolayer or bilayer steps depending on the evolving surface morphology.
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