STUDIES OF CRYSTALLINE DEFECTS DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF GROWTH OF SI ON SI(100) AT LOW-TEMPERATURES BY SPOT PROFILE ANALYSIS OF LEED (SPA-LEED)

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FALTA, J [1 ]
HENZLER, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HANOVER, INST FESTKORPERPHYS, W-3000 HANNOVER, GERMANY
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10.1016/0039-6028(92)91221-V
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The initial stages of epitaxy of Si on Si(100) have been studied in the low-temperature range from 290 up to 530 K. Using SPA-LEED (spot profile analysis of low-energy electron diffraction) growth imperfections could be detected. At substrate temperatures below 500 K we found that a significant fraction of surface atoms does not grow on lattice sites as given by substrate and surface reconstruction. The increasing number of atoms on non-lattice sites is connected with a drastic loss of superstructure. Only at T > 500 K all deposited atoms take part in the surface reconstruction and are found in perfect lattice sites.
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