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ee! ELSEVI ER Volume 318, Numbers 1—2, 15 April 1998 Contents hee aR ER Se OR Re Oe eee RS DR ee Oe ee ee ee ee IX Growth Methods and Kinetics Atomic control of doping during SiGe epitaxy Pet UR os 68, Rog Rea eb osB WR. we LE ek ON Oe-& om Rh acl edt aetna a ee a ee are I Surface reaction mechanism and morphology control in AIP atomic layer epitaxy Fe: ROR) a SOs I Ts UI 506k bk a hom oR ah Ae be WL, eae eee on, Sk ene cr ne Se ae 6 Low-temperature heteroepitaxy by LEPECVD . Roseeeae, Fi. Geer; Mi. Dee, Fe; er ee FS. WO TE «wn sk kd eee ie os eS he 6 6 be Se aa 1] Surface morphology study and electrical properties of Si, .C, on Si grown by low pressure chemical vapor deposition We A Se ee | ee eee ee TC ee ee ee ee eee eee eee 15 Ultra thin 3C-SiC pseudomorphic films on Si (100) prepared by organometallic CVD with methyltrichlorosilane hs GN TE: Ws 5 6 EK EE ALES AEA DEES EES FAAS ERE AS EOLA SE CRRA 18 Enhancement of 2D growth of MBE hetero-structures using laser-assisted MBE techniques 3. Seg, A. Ds, A. Ce, BE, Le GD c.. TO bk a here es eh ee ee aoe eee a 22 STM study on silicon(001) grown by magnetron sputter epitaxy a aay ah UNE Are, UR III oo ee See hn oe ws Be ee ah ee & oe ee ed 29 Thin films of HgCdTe on silicon surfaces G. Wisz, E. Sheregii, M. Kuzma, P.S. Smertenko, S.V. Svechnikov, T.Ya. Gorbach, W. Maziarz, J. Morgiel and R. Ciach.. 33 The use of ultrasound radiation for the preparation of magnetic fluids acsa r nc 2 Rs. MINN IIE i, I Gye Se ee ko ee ee ee ee en ee es 38 Preparation of thick polycrystalline silicon layers on glass by laser irradiation cs, 2; EA, Fe I io sae ee ek Ee we ee ee oe ee eee eee 42 Simulation Computer simulation of adatom dynamics on single-stepped SiC(001) surfaces is ee a . IE k.a nia oe a ee ee ee ew A he a 0 i ee ee ee 46 Simulation of atomic-scale surface migration in homoepitaxial growth using embedded-atom method potentials for gold 24. ces, Se a, FB ee I ee ou he ww ie ee Ce Re oe CR ee Be wee Se 52 Destabilization and diffusion of two-dimensional close-packed Pt clusters on Pt(111) during film growth from the vapor phase Sr. See. Serene, om, I Ne ewe ews keb w ew Wa ae BG we el A ee ae 57 Monte Carlo simulation of mismatch relaxation and island coalescence during heteroepitaxial growth ee ee NS Te nie gw eka hk a Ke Sg we Oe OR ARS Oe ee EE RR EN ee 61 Comparative study of [001] surface relaxations of perovskite titanates eee eT Ee eT e COR eR ee OREO ye Ree TE Ce a eer re ee 65 Nanoparticles and Dots Theoretical study of the electric field manipulation of adsorbates using a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope ee Ns i ge Ary tecg sa ae oA RESTS WRT eR ee Ek ON A A AE Oe EN IE A Wee EO Ia aa? tela 69 Self organized growth and ultrafast electron dynamics of metallic nanoparticles af A. Stella, P. Tognini, A. Cavalleri, ALM. Malvezzi, M. Nisoli, S. De Silvestri, P. Cheyssac and R. Kofman ........... 73 Elsevier Science S.A. vi Structures and properties of nano-particles prepared by hydrogen arc plasma method pe a a a re ee ee ee ee ee oo 76 Semiconductor quantum dots for application in diode lasers M. Grundmann, N.N. Ledentsov, N. Kirstaedter, F. Heinrichsdorff, A. Krost, D. Bimberg, A.O. Kosogov, S.S. Ruvimov, P. ee ee ee ee, ee ee ae ee ne ewe ee Re ee eee eee ee 83 MBE growth of quantum-size Si-dots on SiC(0001) monitored by RHEED a Ce eee eee CEE CTE eee eT Tee eee eee 88 Optical gain of CdS quantum dots embedded in 3D photonic crystals Tu.A. Viesov, HK. Laserova, I. Oia, BD. FIOMETINRE SRT VIN. ASTOIOV 2. eeeeee tee ewe eens 93 Laser-induced modification of the nonlinear optical response of laser-deposited Cu:Al,0, nanocomposite films R. Serna, J.M. Ballesteros, J. Solis, C.N. Afonso, D.H. Osborne, R.F. Haglund Jr. and A.K. Petford-Long............ 96 Raman versus interband absorption in Ge quantum dots A. Stella, P. Tognini, C.E. Bottani, P. Milani, P. Cheyssac and R. Kofman ......2.... 00.. e.ee. ee.e e.e ee e 100 Morphology and optical properties of silicon nanostructures grown on CaF, rr Se he eae ak * CE eR OR ee ee es ee 103 Structural and optical studies of CdS nanocrystals embedded in silicon dioxide films a ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 108 Surface investigations of nanostructured porous silicon P.¥. Cay, 1.1. Lesiv, £5. NEOMARTyIORI, T.M. NOMCHUK ONG LB. Clemych. 2. www ce eee ewer eenss 113 Atomic Scale Characterization Nanostructure of ZnO thin films prepared by reactive rf magnetron sputtering [). Tees, It. Pee, Ci. eas, CP. Lee SE . HORUS gw eee eee eee neem ee enewe 117 Atomic scale characterization of semiconductors by in-situ real time spectroscopic ellipsometry OT OV Se eee SE ae ee eee Se Tee ee ee REPO ECT EC CUTER ET CECT 120 Investigation of thin Al layer growth with in situ infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry a a ee ee 124 Surface waves as a tool for the study of phase transition of nanoparticles ee, 2, ee, Oe, I A I kd ded eo ke es ee ee ee RR Oem Oe 128 High-precision depth profiling of argon and nitrogen ion etching-induced damage in an AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well structure K. Otte, F. Frost, A. Schindler, F. Bigl, G. Lippold, V. Gottschalch and R.-H. Flagmeyer ...................204. 132 Reconstruction of the Si-terminated B-SiC(100) surface L. Pizzagalli, C. Joachim, A. Mayne, G. Dujardin, F. Semond, L. Douillard and P. Soukiassian .................. 136 Semiconductor Interfaces and Quantum Wells Reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy and the growth of low-dimensional materials ee are eet Le lr Pe RCA Ps Pa da DSo es We ells erate os ES 140 Growth and nanostructure of InN thin films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering ee ne ee a es tg 5) Pt Re PPO a ye ew eae ee Se 24 FO Ei Ve Sa 148 Optical nonlinear properties of Cd,_ ,Zn,Te epilayers grown on (100) GaAs by pulsed laser deposition >) Coe. 2.5. Eeeees. 5.0... See, Oe ee a eOeh ee ce ee a bee Pe ees 151 Silicon based multilayer structures prepared by reactive pulsed laser deposition R. Ciach, J. Morgiel, W. Maziarz, E.G. Manoilov, E.B. Kaganovich, S.V. Svechnikov and E.M. Sheregii ............ 154 Growth of Si,_,C,,/Si- and Si, _,_ ,Ge,C ,/Si-multiple quantum wells using molecular beam epitaxy R. Hartmann, D. Griitzmacher, E. Miller, U. Gennser, A. Dommann, P. Schroter and P. Warren.................. 158 Submicrometer patterning of epitaxial CoSi,/Si(111) by local oxidation ic, SR cA RR, UN oe atw pe hts id Rin seh, A ENTS Meader ee apa wii we wade 163 Formation of epitaxial HoSi, layer on Si(100) G. Peté, G.L. Molnar, Z.E. Horvath, E. Zsoldos, N.Q. Khanh, J. Gyulai and J. Kanski................20000005 168 Metallic Thin Layers The growth of metallic multilayers on semiconductor substrates and in-situ optical monitoring: the case of Co/Cu on silicon with Pb impurity P. Armour, C.M. Emmerson, T.-H. Shen, S.D. Evans and B.D. Rainford Influence of Cr capping on the magnetic properties of epitaxial Co on Pd(111) S. Boukari, E. Beaurepaire, F. Scheurer, B. Carriére and J.P. Deville Microstructure of Fe /Cu (Au) artificial superlattice M. Arita, A.K uwahara, Y. Yamada, M. Doi and M. Matsui Studies of the influence of the local growth characteristics on the magnetic properties of electrolytically deposited Ni films J. Pflaum, E. Hubner, Th. Zeidler, T. Schmitte and J. Pelzl Microstructural properties of epitaxially grown Fe,Mn, _ ,/Ir(100) superlattices studied by HREM H. Ardhuin, E. Snoeck, M.J. Casanove, H. Fischer, S. Andrieu and M. Piecuch Studying interfaces on a nm scale by BEEM T. Meyer, H. Sirringhaus and H. von Kanel Temperature and thickness dependent epitaxial relationship of Pd (111) on Cr (110) O. Hellwig, K. Theis-Brohl, G. Wilhelmi, H. Zabel and A. Stierle Stress-induced compositional modulations in ultrathin Au—Ni solid solutions grown on Au(001) by molecular beam epitaxy: a temperature X-ray diffraction study G. Abadias, I. Schuster, B. Gilles and A. Marty Structural evolution of Au[001]/Ni MBE thin films and Au, _ Ni, solid solutions with temperature: a HREM study P. Bayle-Guillemaud, C. Dressler, G. Abadias and J. Thibault Long-range chemical order and induced lattice deformation along the growth direction in epitaxial [0001] Co,_ Ru, alloys L. Bouzidi, V. Pierron-Bohnes, O. Haemmerlé, C. Bouillet-Ulhaq and M.C. Cadeville Epitaxial growth and patterning of sputtered Fe films on GaAs(001) S. Kreuzer, K. Priigl, G. Bayreuther and D. Weiss Influence of the deposition rate on the structure of thin metal layers P. Haier, B.A. Hermann, N. Esser, U. Pietsch, K. Liiders and W. Richter Structural properties of electrodeposited Co/Cu multilayers H. El Fanity, K. Rahmouni, M. Bouanani, A. Dinia, G. Shmerber, C. Mény, P. Panissod, A. Cziraki, F. Cherkaoui and A. Berrada Formation of Al-nanoclusters on Si(111)-surfaces R. Gréger, A. Berlinger, M. Barczewski and P. von Blanckenhagen Investigations of photo-induced decomposition of palladium acetate for electroless copper plating J.-Y. Zhang and I.W. Boyd A cross-sectional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study of electrodeposited Ni-Cu/Cu multilayers A. Cziraki, V. Pierron-Bohnes, C. Ulhaq-Bouillet, E. Toth-Kadar and I. Bakonyi HT Superconductors and Metalloxides Investigation on the relation between the thickness and the orientation of epitaxially grown YBCO thin films by laser ablation J.H. Park, Y.S. Jeong and S.Y. Lee Preparation of superconducting multilayer structure for power electronic devices K. Shingai, Y. Yamagata, T. Ikegami and K. Ebihara Thin tantalum oxide films prepared by 172 nm Excimer lamp irradiation using sol—gel method J.-Y. Zhang, L.-J. Bie, V. Dusastre and I.W. Boyd Annealing effects of anodized Al-based alloy for thin-film transistors T. Arai and H. liyori Epitaxial growth of YBCO on Hastelloy with YSZ buffer layer by laser ablation Y.S. Jeong, J.H. Park and S.Y. Lee Epitaxial piezoelectric PZT thin films obtained by pulsed laser deposition P. Verardi, F. Craciun, M. Dinescu and C. Gerardi Vill Growth of ultrathin organic films on Au(111) surfaces a ie 2 eg ie ak A eee le Oo Oe Ww) Olea eo® Be 8 ne ee eee wel ee ee ee 270 ey ek 4, <0 AGU eke bw eae ea be be ee ea ee ee ale & Oe ee. oe I 273 a kg CPPS CrP e ee Tee eer eee eee eT eT eT eee ee eee eT ee Tee eee ec aia The table of contents of Thin Solid Films is included in ESTOC—Elsevier Science Tables of Contents service—which can be accessed on the World Wide Web at the following URL addresses: http: //www.elsev/iloecarte. /neslto c or http: //www.elsevi/elorca.tec /oesmto c For more information on Thin Solid Films please visit our website which is accessible via the Elsevier Surfaces Interfaces Home Page at http: // www.else/vloicaeter /.surnfalce s