Ultrathin (∼1.3 nm) epitaxial films of β‐FeSi2 were grown on Si(001) by room temperature (RT) deposition of Fe followed by annealing. During the various stages of the growth process, the lattice structure, composition, and morphology of the films were investigated by medium‐energy ion scattering in conjunction with shadowing and blocking. At RT, the deposited Fe reacts with the Si(001) substrate and forms a continuous film of average composition FeSi. After annealing to 670 K, a conversion into β‐FeSi2 has taken place and the film is no longer continuous. Further annealing at higher temperatures results in the formation of islands of increasing height. The β‐FeSi2 films grown are composites of two azimuthal orientations with respect to the substrate: The predominant A orientation with β‐FeSi2 [010]∥ Si〈110〉 and the B orientation with β‐FeSi2 [010] ∥ Si〈100〉. The lattice strain in the films is partially relaxed. At the interface, the Fe atoms are found to be displaced from bulk lattice sites. These displacements are thought to be associated with the formation of atomic bonds at the interface of the dissimilar β‐FeSi2(100) and Si(001) lattices.
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1 February 1993
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February 01 1993
Formation of epitaxial β‐FeSi2 films on Si(001) as studied by medium‐energy ion scattering
K. Konuma;
K. Konuma
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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J. Vrijmoeth;
J. Vrijmoeth
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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P. M. Zagwijn;
P. M. Zagwijn
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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J. W. M. Frenken;
J. W. M. Frenken
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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E. Vlieg;
E. Vlieg
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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J. F. van der Veen
J. F. van der Veen
FOM‐Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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J. Appl. Phys. 73, 1104–1109 (1993)
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Received:
April 21 1992
Accepted:
September 11 1992
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K. Konuma, J. Vrijmoeth, P. M. Zagwijn, J. W. M. Frenken, E. Vlieg, J. F. van der Veen; Formation of epitaxial β‐FeSi2 films on Si(001) as studied by medium‐energy ion scattering. J. Appl. Phys. 1 February 1993; 73 (3): 1104–1109. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.353273
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