On the origin of reflectance-anisotropy oscillations during GaAs (0 0 1) homoepitaxy
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We report on the first spectroscopic study of reflectance-anisotropy (RA) oscillations during molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) GaAs homoepitaxy. Real-time RA spectra measured during epitaxial growth were carried out with a recently developed rapid RA multichannel spectrometer with 100 ms per spectrum acquisition time. An analysis of the time-resolved RA spectra shows that RA oscillations are mostly due to the periodic modulation of the surface orthorhombic strain associated to surface reconstruction. Results reported here demonstrate the power of real-time RA spectroscopy as a probe for the study of epitaxial growth processes. In particular, given its sub monolayer surface-strain sensitivity, RA spectroscopy results a very convenient tool to study epitaxial growth mechanisms in real-time with sub monolayer resolution. This capability allows for real-time RA spectroscopy to be used as a probe for the in situ, real-time control of epitaxial growth, with the additional advantage of operating in higher pressure systems such as CVD, where RHEED monitoring cannot be implemented. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
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GaAs homoepitaxy; Real-time measurements; Reflectance anisotropy oscillations Anisotropy; Gallium arsenide; III-V semiconductors; Molecular beam epitaxy; Monolayers; Probes; Real time control; Reflection; Semiconducting gallium; Spectroscopic analysis; Acquisition time; Growth mechanisms; Homo epitaxies; Multi-channel spectrometer; Periodic modulation; Pressure system; Real time measurements; Spectroscopic studies; Spectrometers
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