Abstract
Many experiments have been conducted so far to control the growth mode in heterostructures, but success has only been restricted to strain-controlled growth systems. In this study, using the shadow mask deposition technique, we have changed the growth mode in the Fe/W heterostructures from the layer-plus-island growth mode to island-plus-layer growth mode. From this, we have ignited the competing growth between forming the islands and wetting the first layer, and have directly visualized the island-plus-layer growth by controlling the annealing temperature of the system. This unconventional growth mode may play an important role in studying the hidden boundaries of hetero-interfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1042-1046 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Current Applied Physics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 13 Jul 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Growth mode
- Interface
- SK growth
- STM
- Shadow mask