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Roughness Analysis of Si1-χGeχ Films
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
Abstract
The morphology of Si1-χGeχ films is studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Depending on growth temperature and Ge content, growth proceeds in either a layer-by-layer mode or by me growth of 3-dimensional coherent islands. In the former case strain relaxation occurs by formation and multiplication of misfit dislo-cations, leading to a cross-hatched surface morphology. In the latter case the rough morphology leads to a higher density of nucleation sites, and reduced glide efficiency, for the dislocations. A Fourier transform based method for analyzing the morphology is introduced, and is compared with other, existing roughness analysis methods.
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