SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY OF CUBIC SILICON-CARBIDE SURFACES

被引:23
作者
CHANG, CS [1 ]
ZHENG, NJ [1 ]
TSONG, IST [1 ]
WANG, YC [1 ]
DAVIS, RF [1 ]
机构
[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,RALEIGH,NC 27695
关键词
defects; scanning tunneling microscopy; silicon; silicon carbide; surface;
D O I
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1990.tb06448.x
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Scanning tunneling microscopy is used to study β‐SiC(001) surfaces. The β‐SiC(001) single crystals were epitaxially grown by a two‐steep chemical vapor deposition process on Si(001) wafer substrates. The overall surface topography of β‐SiC is generally much rougher than that of Si wafers. Atomically resolved images corresponding to 3 × 2 and c(2 × 2) geometries of the β‐SiC(001) surface are presented. Our results agree with models constructed from Si dimers for these structures. The larger‐scale images show that the surface is under compressive stress and exhibits high density of defects, e.g., antiphase boundaries (APB's), in some areas. Images with unusual superstructures are also shown. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:3264 / 3268
页数:5
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