Molecular Beam Flux Monitor Using Cold Cathode Discharge Induced Emission Spectroscopy

Abstract
Cold Cathode discharge induced Emission Spectroscopy (CCES) was developed in order to apply a multiple molecular beam flux monitor for molecular beam epitaxy. The response characteristics of the emission intensity were in proportion to the molecular beam flux intensity under the MBE growth condition. The arsenic atomic emission intensity was satisfactorily, corresponding to the As4 molecular beam pressure. The detectable wavelengths of Al, Ga and As were found to be λ (Al)=309 nm, λ (Ga)=294, 417nm and λ (As)=194nm, which did not interfere with each other. When the growth rate of Al was at 0.1 nm/s, and the CCES had an accuracy of 0.1±0.0023 nm/s. The CCES directly controlled the Ga beam flux. The Ga beam pressure directly reflected the response time of the CCES control.

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