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Surface Stress Tensor Mediation of the Ledge Nucleation/Growth Process with the Surface Reconstruction Process in GaAs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

D. K. Choi ,
T. Halicioglu  and
W. A. Tiller
D. K. Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305
T. Halicioglu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305
W. A. Tiller
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305
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Abstract

A new GaAs semiempirical potential energy function which utilizes both two-body and three-body contributions has been used to evaluate the surface energy and surface stress tensor for the (111) and (001)(As-terminated) surfaces as well as for ledges on the (001) surface. Both surface and ledge reconstruction patterns appear to be driven by stress tensor considerations and a long range ledge-ledge interaction arises via the stress tensor. The impact of this finding on two dimensional cluster formation and nucleation at the growing surface is very substantial.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 94: Symposium D – Initial Stages of Epitaxial Growth , 1987 , 91
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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