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Ge-Quantum Dots on SI(001) Tailored by Carbon Predeposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

O. Leifeld ,
D. Grützmacher ,
B. Müller  and
K. Kern
O. Leifeld
Affiliation:
Micro- and Nanostructures Laboratory, Paul-Scherrer-Institute, CH-5232 Villigen-PSI Institut de Physique Expérimentale, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
D. Grützmacher
Affiliation:
Micro- and Nanostructures Laboratory, Paul-Scherrer-Institute, CH-5232 Villigen-PSI
B. Müller
Affiliation:
Institute of Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, ETHZ, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
K. Kern
Affiliation:
Institut de Physique Expérimentale, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abstract

The morphology of Si(001) after carbon deposition of 0.05 to 0.11 monolayers (ML) was investigated in situ by ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (UHV-STM). The carbon induces a c(4×4)-reconstruction of the surface. In addition, carbon increases the surface roughness compared to clean Si(001) (2×1). In a second step, the influence of the carbon induced restructuring on Ge-island nucleation was investigated. The 3D-growth sets in at considerably lower Ge coverage compared to the clean Si(001) (2×1) surface. This leads to a high density of small though irregularly shaped dots, consisting of stepped terraces, already at 2.5 ML Ge. Increasing the Ge-coverage beyond the critical thickness for facet formation, the dots show { 105 }- facets well known from Ge-clusters on bare Si(001) (2×1). However, they are flat on top with a (001)-facet showing the typical buckled Ge rows and missing dimers. This indicates that the compressive strain is not fully relaxed in these hut clusters.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 533: Symposium FF – Epitaxy & Applications of Si-Based Heterostructures , 1998 , 183
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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