Effect of the Surface Relaxation on Spinodal Decomposition of Semiconductor Epitaxial Films

Abstract

Semiconductor alloys are unstable at critical temperatures because of the positive enthalpy of alloy formation. The critical temperature of decomposition is the function of elastic parameters which differ due to structure relaxation of epitaxial film. It opens the new way to vary the critical temperature and the phase diagram.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP013159

Entities

People

  • A. Yu. Maslov
  • I. P. Ipatova
  • M. B. Lifchits
  • S. G. Konnikov

Organizations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Critical Temperature
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Decomposition
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Elastic Properties
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Free Energy
  • High Temperature
  • Low Temperature
  • Nanostructures
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Semiconductors
  • Spinodal Decomposition

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene