ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
InP (100) samples, n-doped with S atoms to 4 × 1018 cm-3 and to 6 × 1018 cm-3, were bombarded by low energy (0.5 to 5 keV) argon ions. After bombardment, the surfaces exhibited the formation of small protrusions on the surface. These sputter cones appeared after an ion dose of the order of 1015 Ar+ cm-2. These cones grow slowly with increasing ion dose. At a constant dose, the sizes and density of these cones depended on the angle of incidence of the argon ions. At an ion incidence angle of approximately 41°, a maximum was obtained in the topography development. The sputter-induced morphology had, at a constant dose density and angle of incidence, only a slight dependence on the energy of ions in the 0.5 to 5 keV range. Sputtering at the two lower energies (0.5 and 1 keV) resulted in an increase in the surface roughness compared to the higher ion energies. No synergic effects of simultaneous electron and ion bombardment were observed in the as-factory received samples. When the angle of incidence of the bombarding ions was kept fixed, the degree of sputter-induced surface topography remained constant for different relative orientations of the (100) InP substrates. Seeding cones were observed under appropriate conditions, but were not systematically investigated.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.7402201114
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