IN-SITU OBSERVATION OF MONOLAYER STEPS DURING MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY OF GALLIUM-ARSENIDE BY SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY

被引:31
作者
HOMMA, Y [1 ]
OSAKA, J [1 ]
INOUE, N [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, LSI LABS, ATSUGI, KANAGAWA 24301, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 4B期
关键词
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN-SITU OBSERVATION; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MONOLAYER STEP;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L563
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We have applied scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for in situ observation of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of GaAs. Monolayer steps on a GaAs (001) surface are imaged by secondary electrons during MBE growth. The step structure change is observed between the step-bunched surface during growth interruption and the monolayer-stepped surface during growth.
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页码:L563 / L566
页数:4
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