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Molecular Beam Epitaxy of PbTe/EuTe Superlattices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

G. Springholz  and
G. Bauer
G. Springholz
Affiliation:
Institut für Halbleiterphysik, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, A - 4040 Linz, Austria
G. Bauer
Affiliation:
Institut für Halbleiterphysik, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, A - 4040 Linz, Austria
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Abstract

Using reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), the heteroepitaxy of EuTe on PbTe (111) by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) was investigated. The resulting EuTe (111) surfaces exhibit different surface reconstructions corresponding to a Te-stabilized or a Eu-stabilized surface. We have observed perfect 2D layer-by-layer heteroepitaxial growth and RHEED intensity oscillations only for a small range of growth conditions. Using such optimum conditions, we have fabricated strained PbTe/EuTe superlattices with superior structural perfection, as shown by high resolution x-ray diffraction.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 281: Symposium D – Semiconductor Heterostructures for Photonic and Electronic Applications , 1992 , 609
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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