Published July 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

The dynamical observation of α-Sn (111) thin films grown on InSb (1-bar1-bar1-bar) by RHEED

  • 1. Waseda Univ., Tokyo (Japan). School of Science and Engineering

Description

The α-Sn (111) films of 150 monolayers (ML) will grow at room temperature on thermally cleaned InSb (1-bar1-bar1-bar) substrates having a 2 x 2 reconstructed surface. The α-Sn (111) surfaces are observed to most clearly exhibit a 3 x 3 reconstruction at a film thickness of 30 ML by reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED). When the 30 ML films are heated at 170deg C, the liquid phase begins to appear without the transition to the β-phase. From these results, effects of the InSb (1-bar1-bar1-bar) substrate on the thermal stability of the α-Sn (111) film are discussed. (author)

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Journal Title
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
7
Series
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2.
Journal Page Range
L1201-L1203
ISSN
0021-4922
CODEN
JAPLD