We present accurate measurements of Ga cation surface diffusion on GaAs surfaces. The measurement method relies on atomic force microscopy measurement of the morphology of nano-disks that evolve, under group V supply, from nanoscale group III droplets, earlier deposited on the substrate surface. The dependence of the radius of such nano-droplets on crystallization conditions gives direct access to Ga diffusion length. We found an activation energy for Ga on GaAs(001) diffusion EA=1.31±0.15 eV, a diffusivity prefactor of D0-=-0.53(×2.1±1) cm2s-1that we compare with the values present in literature. The obtained results permit to better understand the fundamental physics governing the motion of group III ad-atoms on III-V crystal surfaces and the fabrication of designable nanostructures.

Bietti, S., Somaschini, C., Esposito, L., Fedorov, A., Sanguinetti, S. (2014). Gallium surface diffusion on GaAs (001) surfaces measured by crystallization dynamics of Ga droplets. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 116(11) [10.1063/1.4895986].

Gallium surface diffusion on GaAs (001) surfaces measured by crystallization dynamics of Ga droplets

BIETTI, SERGIO
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SOMASCHINI, CLAUDIO
Secondo
;
ESPOSITO, LUCA;SANGUINETTI, STEFANO
Ultimo
2014

Abstract

We present accurate measurements of Ga cation surface diffusion on GaAs surfaces. The measurement method relies on atomic force microscopy measurement of the morphology of nano-disks that evolve, under group V supply, from nanoscale group III droplets, earlier deposited on the substrate surface. The dependence of the radius of such nano-droplets on crystallization conditions gives direct access to Ga diffusion length. We found an activation energy for Ga on GaAs(001) diffusion EA=1.31±0.15 eV, a diffusivity prefactor of D0-=-0.53(×2.1±1) cm2s-1that we compare with the values present in literature. The obtained results permit to better understand the fundamental physics governing the motion of group III ad-atoms on III-V crystal surfaces and the fabrication of designable nanostructures.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
surface diffusion; molecular beam epitaxy; GaAs
English
2014
116
11
114311
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Bietti, S., Somaschini, C., Esposito, L., Fedorov, A., Sanguinetti, S. (2014). Gallium surface diffusion on GaAs (001) surfaces measured by crystallization dynamics of Ga droplets. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 116(11) [10.1063/1.4895986].
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