Direct current heating induced giant step bunching and wandering an Si(111) and (001) vicinal surfaces

Authors
Degawa, M Nishimura, H Tanishiro, Y Minoda, H Yagi, K
Citation
M. Degawa et al., Direct current heating induced giant step bunching and wandering an Si(111) and (001) vicinal surfaces, JPN J A P 2, 38(3B), 1999, pp. L308-L311
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3B
Year of publication
1999
Pages
L308 - L311
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Direct current (DC) heating induced giant step bunching and wandering on Si (111) and (001) vicinal Surfaces were newly found. The step bunching and wa ndering are so large that they can easily be studied by optical microscopy. Temperature dependence of the DC heating effects and the dependence of suc h effects on the crystallographic direction of the current were studied.