Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) oscillations at 77 K

W. F. Egelhoff, I. Jacob

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Abstract

Strong intensity oscillations have been found in RHEED during epitaxial growth at 77 K. This temperature is too low for thermally activated diffusion and establishes that the deposited atom uses its latent heat of condensation to skip across the surface, preferentially coming to rest at growing island edges, to achieve quasi layer-by-layer growth. This growth mechanism implies that RHEED oscillations should be observable at 0 K. The data also provide insight into the basic principles governing RHEED oscillations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)921-924
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume62
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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