Crack healing during molecular-beam-epitaxy growth of GaP/GaAs thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Li, Y ^a   Weatherly, G C ^a   Niewczas, M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK HEALING; CRITICAL THICKNESS; FILM THICKNESSES; GAAS;

CRACKS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; THERMAL EXPANSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 22944437135     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1947892     Document Type: Article

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