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Epitaxial growth of Si thin films with hexagonal close-packed structures on metal substrates. |
| المؤلفون: |
Wang, Hao, Li, Zuo, Sun, Kai, Tao, Minlong, Yao, Gang, Zhu, Huaxing, Wang, Junzhong |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Chemical Physics; 12/7/2023, Vol. 159 Issue 21, p1-6, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
THIN films, SCANNING tunneling microscopy, EPITAXY, QUANTUM wells, METALLIC films, HIGH temperatures, LOW temperatures |
| مستخلص: |
We have studied the epitaxial growth of Si thin films on the Cd(0001) surface using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. When deposited at low temperatures (100 K), Si atoms form dendritic islands with triangular shapes, indicating the existence of anisotropic edge diffusion in the process of Si film growth. After annealing to elevated temperatures, the triangular dendritic Si islands become hexagonal compact islands. Moreover, the 2D Si islands located on two different substrate terraces exhibit different heights due to the influence of quantum-well states in Cd(0001) films. Based on high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy images, it is observed that the first, second, and third Si layers show the pseudomorphic 1 × 1 structure. In particular, the first and second layer islands reveal the opposite triangles, indicating the hexagonal close-packed stacking of Si atoms. These results provide important information for the growth of pristine Si films on metal substrates and the understanding of Si–metal interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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