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Growth Mechanism of Epitaxial Oxide Films by Laser MBE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Hirotoshi Nagata
Affiliation:
on leave from Central Research Laboratory, Sumitomo Cement Co. Ltd., Toyotomi-cho 585, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274, Japan
Mamoru Yoshimoto
Affiliation:
The Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 227, Japan
Tadashi Tsukahara
Affiliation:
The Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 227, Japan
Satoshi Gonda
Affiliation:
The Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 227, Japan
Hideomi Koinuma
Affiliation:
The Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 227, Japan
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Abstract

Crystallographic structure and valence state of CeO2 and Nd2-O3 films deposited by laser MBE on Si substrates were investigated by reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In contrast with epitaxial growth of CeO2 (111) and Nd2O3(111) on Si (111), epitaxial films were not obtained on Si(001). Partially reduced mixed valence (4+ and 3+) Ce was indicated to exist by XPS in the cerium oxide film within 2nm from the interface with Si. Beyond this transition layer, two-dimensional growth of CeO2 film on Si(111) was verified from in situ RHEED and as well as on Si(001) from XPS measurements.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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