Abstract
We have investigated via Monte Carlo simulations the microstructure of the CuAu-I ordered phase in III-V semiconductor alloys of ((Formula presented)(Formula presented))C grown on (001) substrates. The Fourier power spectra of atomic configurations in the computer-generated structures could reproduce the features of the electron-diffraction patterns reported previously. Among the three possible variants of the CuAu-I structure, a simulated (001) epilayer contains two variants which have their tetragonal c-axis parallel to the (001) plane. We have found that the CuAu-I ordering occurs even in an off-stoichiometric alloy with x=0.25, but a low-deposition rate at a low growth temperature forms a short-range-order state of a (Formula presented)Au type.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10814-10819 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics