Self-organized nanodot formation on InP(1 0 0) by oxygen ion sputtering
β Scribed by S.K. Tan; R. Liu; C.H. Sow; A.T.S. Wee
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 248
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
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β¦ Synopsis
We demonstrate the formation of ordered nanodot chains with dot size less than 100 nm by 1 keV O ΓΎ 2 beam sputtering on InP(1 0 0). The ordered nanodot chains are perpendicularly aligned to the ion beam direction, and are formed at 38Β°and 44Β°incidence with ion current density of 100 lA cm Γ2 . At 56Β°and 62Β°incidence, the nanodot chains formed are shorter and more coarse, and the periodicity of the nanodot chains is suppressed. XPS analysis show that the surface of nanodots formed comprise In 2 O 3 and various InP oxides; and is In 2 O 3 -rich due to the preferential sputtering of P atoms.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Catalyst-free self-assembled InP nanoneedles are grown on (0 0 1) InP-substrates using gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. The nanoneedles are investigated using SEM and TEM imaging, as well as micro-Raman measurements. Two nanoneedle orientations were observed: vertical (0 0 1)-oriented with the zin