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A transmission electron microscopy investigation of SiC films grown on Si(111) substrates by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

U. Kaiser ,
S. B. Newcomb ,
W. M. Stobbs ,
M. Adamik ,
A. Fissel  and
W. Richter
U. Kaiser*
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperphysik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, D-07743 Jena, Germany
S. B. Newcomb
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
W. M. Stobbs*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
M. Adamik
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Technical Physics, H-1325, P.O. Box 76, Budapest, Hungary
A. Fissel
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperphysik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, D-07743 Jena, Germany
W. Richter
Affiliation:
Institut für Festkörperphysik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, D-07743 Jena, Germany
*
a)Address correspondence to this author.
b)Deceased.
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Abstract

The effects of different growth parameters on the microstructure of the SiC films formed during simultaneous two-source molecular-beam-epitaxial (MBE) deposition have been investigated. Substrate temperatures as low as 750–900 °C have been used. The relationship between a number of different growth morphologies and deposition conditions has been established. The formation of single-crystal 3C films has been found to occur at low growth rates but within a limited Si: C adatom ratio. A combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to examine the different films, and the results of these investigations are described.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 13 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 3571 - 3579
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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