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Argon Ion Bombardment During Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Ge (001)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Eric Chason ,
K. M. Horn ,
J. Y. Tsao  and
S. T. Picraux
Eric Chason
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185
K. M. Horn
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185
J. Y. Tsao
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185
S. T. Picraux
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185
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Abstract

Using in situ, real-time reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), we have measured the evolution of Ge (001) surface morphology during simultaneous molecular beam epitaxy and Ar ion beam bombardment. Surprisingly, low-energy Ar ions during growth tend to smoothen the surface. Bombardment by the ion beam without growth roughens the surface, but the surface can be reversibly smoothened by restoring the growth beam. We have measured the effect of such “ion beam growth smoothening” above and below the critical temperature for intrinsic growth roughening. At all measured growth temperatures the surface initially smoothens, but below the critical roughening temperature the final surface morphology is rough whereas above this temperature the final morphology is smooth.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 128: Symposium A – Processing and Characterization of Materials Using Ion Beams , 1988 , 35
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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