Ultrathin film growth of silicides studied using microprobe reflection high-energy electron diffraction and Auger

Peter Bennett; J. R. Butler; X. Tong

doi:10.1116/1.575952

Ultrathin film growth of silicides studied using microprobe reflection high-energy electron diffraction and Auger

Peter Bennett, J. R. Butler, X. Tong

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The generic parameters and processes involved in solid phase epitaxial growth of ultrathin films by contact reaction are discussed. The particular strengths of quantitative reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and Auger line-shape analyses for separating coexisting phases are demonstrated with examples from the Ni/Si (111) system. Using RHEED Kikuchi patterns and rocking curves, we identify the ordered structures NiSi2 (mixed A and B type) and Ni2Si-0. From the Auger line shape we find that the low-coverage room-temperature material is disordered Ni2Si, the NiSi2 epitaxial layers are capped with a layer of excess silicon, and the surface layers pass through a NiSi like phase in the transformation from Ni2Si to NiSi2.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2174-2179
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1116/1.575952
State	Published - May 1989

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Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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