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Homoepitaxial Growth of Iron and a Real Space View of Reflection-High-Energy-Electron Diffraction

Published

Author(s)

Joseph A. Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce, Robert A. Dragoset

Abstract

We report real space views of the homoepitaxial growth of Fe on Fe(001) whiskers observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. A measure of the surface diffusion of the Fe atoms is obtained over the temperature range of 20-250° C. The effect of the diffusion kinetics is observed in the surface morphology as a decrease in the interface width with temperature. Measurements of reflection-high-energy-electron diffraction during growth allow a comparison of real and reciprocal space techniques.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
70
Issue
23

Citation

Stroscio, J. , Pierce, D. and Dragoset, R. (1993), Homoepitaxial Growth of Iron and a Real Space View of Reflection-High-Energy-Electron Diffraction, Physical Review Letters (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created January 1, 1993, Updated February 19, 2017