Surface morphology during multilayer epitaxial growth of Ge(001)
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- Department of Materials Science, The Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (United States)
The surface morphology of Ge(001) films grown by molecular beam epitaxy on a Ge(001) substrate is measured using scanning tunneling microscopy. Growth mounds are observed for single crystal films deposited at temperatures of 60--230 [degree]C and film thicknesses of 5 nm to 1 [mu]m. With increasing growth temperature, the average separation between mounds becomes increasingly well defined, increasing from less than 10 nm at 60 [degree]C to nearly 200 nm at 230 [degree]C. This regular arrangement of growth mounds is inconsistent with the self-affine growth morphology predicted by most kinetic roughening models.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-91ER45439
- OSTI ID:
- 6767538
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Vol. 74:7; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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MICROSTRUCTURE
MORPHOLOGY
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
ELEMENTS
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METALS
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360601 - Other Materials- Preparation & Manufacture