Abstract
The structural perfection and defect microstructure of epitaxial (001) SrTiO3 films grown on (001) Si was assessed by a combination of x-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy. Conditions were identified that yield 002 SrTiO3 rocking curves with full width at half-maximum below 0.03° for films ranging from 2 to 300 nm thick, but this is because this particular peak is insensitive to the ∼8×1011cm-2 density of threading dislocations with pure edge character and extended defects containing dislocations and out-of-phase boundaries. Our results show that one narrow rocking curve peak is insufficient to characterize the structural perfection of epitaxial films.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 073403 |
Journal | Physical Review Materials |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 29 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)