Abstract
We present the linear stability analysis for the epitaxial thin film growth on the vicinal surface of strained Si and the growth mode diagrams of the epitaxial growth under various operation conditions. Competition between step-step elastic interactions and the asymmetry of incorporation of adatoms from the terraces to step edge is considered. Force monopoles at steps and their interaction lead to it on the vicinal surface while kinetic asymmetry of the adatom incorporation at steps due to Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier prevents the step bunching instability. Growth mode on the vicinal surface is determined by the competition between elastic step-step interactions and Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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