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Formation of Cu2O Quantum Dots on SrTiO3 (100): Self-Assembly and Directed Self-Assembly

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics, 100(9):Art. No. 094315
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2364038· OSTI ID:939051
Nanoscale islands of Cu2O have been synthesized on single-crystal SrTiO3 (100) substrates using oxygen plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy (OPA-MBE). Island growth location has been controlled by using an ex-situ Ga+ focused ion beam (FIB) to modify the growth surface in discrete locations prior to island synthesis. Analysis of Cu2O dot growth on unmodified substrate regions revealed an evolution of dot size and array density. Atomic force microscopy studies show that certain FIB substrate modification and MBE growth condition combinations lead to directed self-assembly of islands. Islands initially formed in the FIB-generated surface topography and filled those features before nucleating on neighboring unmodified surface regions.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
939051
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-51651; 19401; KP1504020
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, 100(9):Art. No. 094315, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics, 100(9):Art. No. 094315 Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 100; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English