Real-time X-ray study of roughness scaling in the initial growth of epitaxial BaTiO3/LaNiO3 superlattices
In: Journal of crystal growth, Jg. 279 (2005), Heft 1-2, S. 114-121
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The evolution of surface and interface roughness during heteroepitaxial growth of strained BaTiO3/LaNiO3(BTO/ LNO) superlattices on SrTiO3 (001) substrates was investigated using real-time X-ray reflectivity measurements in situ with synchrotron radiation. The roughness scaling of the growth front and interface of superlattices with modulation length below (2 and 6 nm) and beyond (20 nm) the critical thickness was studied against the bilayer number. The fitted results of in situ specular X-ray reflectivity curves reveal a two-dimensional growth of BTO and LNO sublayers on the SrTiO3 substrate for superlattices with a modulation length below the critical thickness. Moreover, a larger root-mean-square roughness of BTO/LNO interface was obtained in the superlattice with modulation length beyond the critical thickness indicating lattice relaxation in the superlattice structure. Fitted results of in situ specular X-ray reflectivity curves provide the first evidence for power-law scaling of the root-mean-square roughness of an interface and a surface in the superlattice structure. Observation of such a roughness scaling behavior indicates that strain plays an important role in the determination of microstructure in the growth of epitaxial BTO/LNO superlattices.
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Real-time X-ray study of roughness scaling in the initial growth of epitaxial BaTiO3/LaNiO3 superlattices
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | LIANG, Yuan-Chang ; LEE, Hsin-Yi ; LIU, Heng-Jui ; HUANG, Chun-Kai ; WU, Tai-Bor |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of crystal growth, Jg. 279 (2005), Heft 1-2, S. 114-121 |
Veröffentlichung: | Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 38 ref |
ISSN: | 0022-0248 (print) |
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