In situ X-ray surface diffraction chamber for pulsed laser ablation film growth studies

  • J. Z. Tischler
  • , G. Eres
  • , D. H. Lowndes
  • , B. C. Larson
  • , M. Yoon
  • , T. C. Chiang
  • , Paul Zschack

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Abstract

Pulsed laser deposition is highly successful for growing complex films such as oxides for substrate buffer layers and HiTc oxide superconductors. A surface diffraction chamber has been constructed to study fundamental aspects of non-equilibrium film growth using pulsed laser deposition. Due to the pulsed nature of the ablating laser, the deposited atoms arrive on the substrate in short sub-millisecond pulses. Thus monitoring the surface x-ray diffraction following individual laser pulses (with resolution down to ~1 ms) provides direct information on surface kinetics and the aggregation process during film growth. The chamber design, based upon a 2+2 surface diffraction geometry with the modifications necessary for laser ablation, is discussed, and initial measurements on homo-epitaxial growth of SrTiOa are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSynchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, SRI 1999 - 11th US National Conference
EditorsPiero Pianetta, John Arthur, Sean Brennan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages151-155
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)1563969416, 9781563969416
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 6 2000
Event11th US National Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, SRI 1999 - Stanford, United States
Duration: Oct 13 1999Oct 15 1999

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume521
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference11th US National Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, SRI 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford
Period10/13/9910/15/99

Funding

Research sponsored by the Div. of Mat. Sci., US DOE under contract DE-AC05- 96IR22464 with Lockheed Martin ER, and US Army Research Grant DAAH04-96-1-0261. Work at UNICAT (at the Advanced Photon Source) supported by U. of 111. MRL (US DOE, State of Ill.-IBHE-HECA, & NSF), ORNL, NIST and UOP LLC. The APS is supported by the US DOE, BES, OER contract W-31-109-ENG-38. Research sponsored by the Div. of Mat. Sci., US DOE under contract DE-AC05-96IR22464 with Lockheed Martin ER, and US Army Research Grant DAAH04-96-1-0261. Work at UNICAT (at the Advanced Photon Source) supported by U. of 111. MRL (US DOE, State of Ill.-IBHE-HECA, & NSF), ORNL, NIST and UOP LLC. The APS is supported by the US DOE, BES, OER contract W-31-109-ENG-38.

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