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Low Temperature Epitaxial Growth of CeO2(110) Layers on Si(100) Using Bias Evaporation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Abstract
Epitaxial growth of CeO2 layers on silicon (100) substrates is studied using electron-beam evaporation under substrate bias application in an ultrahigh vacuum. Both negative and positive biases are proved to be effective for lowering the epitaxial temperature. Sample current characteristics are measured as a function of the bias voltage. Under negative bias conditions, as the bias voltage increases, the sample current varies from negative to positive with a transition point at -42 V and then reaches a saturation value of ∼ +4 μA above -60 V. Use of a negative bias of -60 V leads to epitaxial growth temperature lowering of ∼, 40°C. Under a positive bias, the sample current is negative and its absolute value increases with the bias voltage, where the sample current components are to be anions and electrons (46°) as determined by mass separation with a magnetic field application. It is experimentally clarified that the degree of enhancement of epitaxial growth is greater than that in the negative bias experiment (750°C at +60 V bias, i. e., epitaxial growth temperature lowering of 70°C) and the enhancement is attributed to the electron component. It is found that a negative current of ∼ -0.15 mA flows at zero bias, indicating that even in conventional evaporation, electrons somewhat promote epitaxial growth.
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