MULTIATOMIC STEPS ON METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION-GROWN GAAS VICINAL SURFACES STUDIED BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

被引:58
作者
KASU, M
FUKUI, T
机构
[1] NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Musashino, Tokyo, 180
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 7A期
关键词
MULTIATOMIC STEP; STEP BUNCHING; MOCVD; AFM; GAAS; VICINAL SURFACE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.L864
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We studied MOCVD-grown GaAs (001) vicinal surfaces by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and observed multi-atomic steps (multisteps) of several-monolayers height. The multisteps become straight as the AsH3 partial pressure increases and when the misorientation direction is [110BAR]. As growth proceeds, first, multisteps, i.e., step bunches, form and then the average distance between multisteps saturates. The multistep straightening and the multistep formation mechanisms are discussed
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页码:L864 / L866
页数:3
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