Atomic-Scale Images of the Growth Surface of Ca 1– x Sr x CuO 2 Thin Films
- 6 January 1995
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 267 (5194) , 71-73
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.267.5194.71
Abstract
The surface microstructure of c-axis (Ca,Sr)CuO2 thin films, grown by laser molecular beam epitaxy on SrTiO3(001) substrates, was studied by ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Images were obtained for codeposited Ca1–xSrxCuO2 thin films, which show a layered-type growth mode. The surfaces consist of atomically flat terraces separated by steps that are one unit cell high. A pronounced dependence of the growth mechanism on the Sr/Ca ratio of the films was observed. Atomic resolution STM images of the CuO2 sheets in the ab plane show a square lattice with an in-plane spacing of 4 angstroms; the lattice contains different concentrations of point defects, depending on the polarity of the sample-tip bias.Keywords
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