Abstract
We review recent results in the study of pulsed laser deposition growth kinetics using real-time surface X-ray diffraction. interlayer transport as the primary driving force behind formation of atomically sharp layers is analyzed quantitatively from the measurements of time constants and shot-to-shot changes in single laser shot time dependent coverages in the growth of the model perovskite srTiO3. The results show that direct deposition into the open layers and very fast interlayer transport driven by energetic species during the arrival of the laser plume are the main components of layer growth per laser shot in both homo-and heteroepitaxy of complex oxides.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | In Situ Characterization of Thin Film Growth |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
Pages | 239-273 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781845699345 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Interlayer transport
- Perovskite srTiO
- Pulsed laser deposition
- Real-time surface X-ray diffraction
- Single shot transient