Abstract
We have developed successfully the combined ion beam and molecular beam epitaxy (CIBMBE) system with a newly designed Knudsen cell for Si effusion. The CIBMBE system was applied to the epitaxial growth of Si 1-xC x alloy thin films on Si using low-energy (100 - 300 eV) C + ion beam. Preliminary results on the characterization of the deposited films suggest high potential and reliability of the new Knudsen cell for Si effusion, as well as high ability of the CIBMBE method to produce thermally non-equilibrium materials. In addition, they indicate that the value of x decreases with increasing I C, which suggests that the selective sputtering for deposited C atoms by incident C + ion beams takes place during CIBMBE processing. Precipitates of β-SiC were also found to be formed in the deposited films, whose amount was observed to increase with increasing I C.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
Publisher | Materials Research Society |
Pages | 517-522 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 402 |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Fall Symposium - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 1995 Nov 27 → 1995 Nov 30 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Fall Symposium |
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City | Boston, MA, USA |
Period | 95/11/27 → 95/11/30 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials