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Title: The early stage of formation of self-organized nanocolumns in thin films: Monte Carlo simulations versus atomic-scale observations in Ge-Mn

Abstract

Formation kinetics of self-organized nanocolumns during epitaxial growth of a thin film composed of immiscible elements (A,B) has been investigated using Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. Simulated nanostructures show a good agreement with those observed in Ge-Mn using Atom Probe Tomography and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Self organisation is observed although the rigid lattice simulations used do not account for misfit elastic strain. Simulations reveal that the final nanostructure, in term of number density and diameter of nanocolumns, is controlled by the early stages of growth of the film. The influence of both growth temperature and solute concentration on the nanostructure features is discussed in details.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]
  1. Groupe de Physique des Matériaux (GPM) UMR 6634, Normandie Université, Université et INSA de Rouen - CNRS, Av. de l'Université, BP 12, 76801 Saint Etienne du Rouvray (France)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22278117
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 115; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELASTICITY; EPITAXY; GERMANIUM; MANGANESE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOSTRUCTURES; STRAINS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THIN FILMS; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Mouton, I., Talbot, E., E-mail: etienne.talbot@univ-rouen.fr, Pareige, C., Lardé, R., and Blavette, D. The early stage of formation of self-organized nanocolumns in thin films: Monte Carlo simulations versus atomic-scale observations in Ge-Mn. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4864271.
Mouton, I., Talbot, E., E-mail: etienne.talbot@univ-rouen.fr, Pareige, C., Lardé, R., & Blavette, D. The early stage of formation of self-organized nanocolumns in thin films: Monte Carlo simulations versus atomic-scale observations in Ge-Mn. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864271
Mouton, I., Talbot, E., E-mail: etienne.talbot@univ-rouen.fr, Pareige, C., Lardé, R., and Blavette, D. 2014. "The early stage of formation of self-organized nanocolumns in thin films: Monte Carlo simulations versus atomic-scale observations in Ge-Mn". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864271.
@article{osti_22278117,
title = {The early stage of formation of self-organized nanocolumns in thin films: Monte Carlo simulations versus atomic-scale observations in Ge-Mn},
author = {Mouton, I. and Talbot, E., E-mail: etienne.talbot@univ-rouen.fr and Pareige, C. and Lardé, R. and Blavette, D.},
abstractNote = {Formation kinetics of self-organized nanocolumns during epitaxial growth of a thin film composed of immiscible elements (A,B) has been investigated using Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. Simulated nanostructures show a good agreement with those observed in Ge-Mn using Atom Probe Tomography and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Self organisation is observed although the rigid lattice simulations used do not account for misfit elastic strain. Simulations reveal that the final nanostructure, in term of number density and diameter of nanocolumns, is controlled by the early stages of growth of the film. The influence of both growth temperature and solute concentration on the nanostructure features is discussed in details.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4864271},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22278117}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 5,
volume = 115,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Fri Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}