Abstract
In situ synchrotron X-ray scattering and fluorescence techniques were used to simultaneously observe the evolution of the strain and composition of a growing crystal surface in real time. Control of the X-ray incidence angle allows us to obtain high surface sensitivity. We studied metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of epitaxial PbZrxTi1 - xO3 (PZT) onto SrTiO3 (001) substrates under various growth conditions. We observe a strong increase in Zr incorporation as strain relaxation occurs, consistent with the effect of compositional strain on the thermodynamic driving force for growth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5593-5596 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 515 |
| Issue number | 14 SPEC. ISS. |
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| State | Published - May 23 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the U. S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.
Keywords
- Alloy oxides
- Depth profiling
- Organometallic vapour deposition
- Surface composition
- X-ray scattering