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Kinetically controlled growth of gallium on stepped Si (553) surface

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Title Kinetically controlled growth of gallium on stepped Si (553) surface
 
Creator Kumar, Mukesh
Pasha, Syed Khalid
-, Govind
 
Subject Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
Applied Physics/Condensed Matter
 
Description Kinetically controlled growth of gallium (Ga) metal has been reported on high index stepped Si (553) surface and its thermal stability with various novel superstructural phases has been analyzed. Auger electron spectroscopy studies revealed that the adsorption of Ga at room temperature (RT) follows Frank-van der Merwe (FM) growth mode while for higher substrate temperature, Ga adsorption remains within the submonolayer range. Thermal desorption and low energy electron diffraction studies investigated the formation of thermally stable Ga-islands and the various Ga induced superstructural phase on Si (553). During room temperature adsorption, (1 1 1)7 x 7 facet of Si (553) reconstructed into (1 1 1)6 x 6 facet while during desorption process, stable (1 1 1)6 x 6 and (1 1 1)root 3 x root 3-R30 degrees surface reconstructions has been observed
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2013-10-15
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://npl.csircentral.net/3150/1/Kinetically%20controlled%20growth%20of%20gallium.pdf
Kumar, Mukesh and Pasha, Syed Khalid and -, Govind (2013) Kinetically controlled growth of gallium on stepped Si (553) surface. Applied Surface Science, 283. pp. 1071-1075. ISSN 0169-4332
 
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