CRYSTAL-GROWTH MODEL FOR MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY - ROLE OF KINKS ON CRYSTAL-GROWTH

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作者
ISHIZAKA, A [1 ]
MURATA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,INST SOLID STATE PHYS,TOKYO 106,JAPAN
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10.1088/0953-8984/6/45/002
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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A simple crystal growth model for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is proposed. Based on the common features of various MBE material systems, growth modes are classified as either high-temperature growth or low-temperature growth. The transition temperature between the two growth modes is found to be a characteristic value: half the melting temperature (T(m)) of each material. The incorporation of growing atoms on the crystal surface is discussed based on a crystal surface model composed of kinks, ledges, and terraces. At temperatures higher than 1/2 T(m), kinks act as incorporation and decomposition sites for growing atoms, and the shape of the growth front step is simple and smooth. At temperatures lower than 1/2 T(m), kinks act only as pinning sites with a zigzag step.
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