Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2007-02-15
J. Appl. Phys. 101, 033527 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
5 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2434806
The tip artifact in atomic force microscopy (AFM) observations of InAs islands was evaluated quantitatively. The islands were grown in the Stranski-Krastanow mode of molecular beam epitaxy. The width and height of the islands were determined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and AFM. The average $[\bar{1}10]$ in-plane width and height determined using TEM excluding native oxide were 22 and 7 nm, respectively; those determined using AFM including the oxide were 35 and 8 nm, respectively. The difference in width was due to the oxide and the tip artifact. The sizes including the oxide were deduced from TEM observations to be a width of 27 nm and a height of 6 nm with correction for the thickness of the oxide. The residual difference of 8 nm between the width determined using AFM and that determined using TEM including the oxide was ascribed to the tip artifact. The results enable us to determine the actual size of the islands from their AFM images.
Ichinose Hideki
Kozaki Tamotsu
Muto Shunichi
Nakata Yoshiaki
Sakaguchi Norihito
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