AFM/STM Modification of Thin Sb Films on 6H-SiC(0001)

• Authors: P. Mazur , S. Zuber , M. Grodzicki , A. Ciszewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy have been used for nanometer scale modifications of Sb films deposited on 6H-SiC(0001) surface. The films are grown in situ by vapor deposition under ultrahigh vacuum. The growth follows the Volmer-Weber mode. Ultrathin (up to 3 nm on average) Sb films which consist of no coalesced islands can be modified by moving the island over the substrate surface by the AFM tip. Thicker films, which are firmer due to the coalescence, can be modified by the field and/or current produced by STM tip. Final result of the modifications is adsorbate free 6H-SiC(0001) surface restitution over the modified area.

Keywords

EN

81.05.Dz; 68.37.Ps; 68.37.Ef; 68.37.-d; 81.10.Bk; 81.07.-b

Discipline

• 81.10.Bk: Growth from vapor
• 81.07.-b: Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization(for structure of nanoscale materials, see 61.46.-w; for nanostructured materials in electrochemistry, see 82.45.Yz; see also 62.23.-c Structural classes of nanoscale systems in mechanical properties of condensed matter)
• 81.05.Dz: II-VI semiconductors
• 68.37.Ef: Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM)
• 68.37.-d: Microscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films
• 68.37.Ps: Atomic force microscopy (AFM)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1131-1133

Dates

published

2014-11

Contributors

author

P. Mazur

• Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Wrocław, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland

author

S. Zuber

• Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Wrocław, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland

author

M. Grodzicki

• Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Wrocław, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland

author

A. Ciszewski

• Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Wrocław, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.126.1131