Structure of bismuth films obtained using an array of identically oriented single-crystal bismuth islands preliminarily grown on a substrate

Journal Article · Sat Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2017 · Semiconductors

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782617070119· OSTI ID:22756469

Grabov, V. M.; Ivanova, E. K.; Kablukova, N. S.; Krushelnitckii, A. N. ^[1]; Senkevich, S. V. ^[2]

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1. Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (Russian Federation)
2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Ioffe Institute (Russian Federation)

An array of identically oriented single-crystal bismuth islands formed on mica plates is used as a substrate to improve the structure of bismuth thin films grown by vacuum thermal evaporation. The array of islands is formed by the chemical etching of a single-crystal bismuth film 1 μm thick grown by floating-zone recrystallization under a coating. The structure of the obtained films is studied by X-ray diffraction, atomicforce microscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction scanning electron microscopy.

• OSTI ID: 22756469
• Journal Information: Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 51; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BISMUTH
ISLANDS
MONOCRYSTALS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SUBSTRATES
THIN FILMS
VACUUM EVAPORATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION