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In-Situ Observation of The Initial Stages of Co (0001) Epitaxy on Pt (111) Using Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Abstract
The heteropitaxial growth of (111) Pt on (0001) sapphire and of (0001) Co on (111) Pt on (0001) sapphire has been observed in-situ using grazing incidence x-ray scattering (GIXS). The in-plane lattice parameters of the Pt and Co phases have been measured as a function of film thickness in the regime from two monolayers to 200 monolayers, Relaxation of elastic strain with thickness has been quantified. X-ray reflections consistent with stacking faults in the Co films have been observed and monitored as a function of thickness, giving a measure of the stacking fault density. A distinct Co phase was observed at two monolayers of Co on a thick Pt layer, indicating an incoherent interface between the Co and Pt, even at this very early stage of deposition.
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