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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science
  • Thin Film Deposition

Background:

  • Pulsed-laser deposition (PLD) is crucial for complex oxide growth.
  • In situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) monitors surface crystallinity during deposition.
  • Standard RHEED systems lack the temporal resolution to capture fast growth dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement a high-speed RHEED system for capturing in situ growth dynamics at >500 Hz.
  • To create an open-source analysis package for extracting surface reconstruction kinetics from high-speed RHEED data.
  • To investigate the influence of substrate surface properties on growth dynamics in PLD.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a high-speed RHEED platform capable of >500 Hz acquisition.
  • Development of an open-source software package for analyzing RHEED data by fitting diffraction spots to 2D Gaussians.
  • Homoepitaxial growth of (001)-oriented SrTiO3 as a model system.
  • Analysis of single-pulse surface reconstruction kinetics using exponential fitting.

Main Results:

  • High-speed RHEED successfully captured in situ growth dynamics previously obscured by slower systems.
  • Characteristic decay times of diffraction intensity were correlated with substrate step width and surface termination.
  • Diffraction intensity decayed on TiO2-terminated surfaces and stabilized on SrO- or mixed-terminated surfaces.
  • Adatom deposition kinetics were found to be influenced by the density of bonding sites and step width.

Conclusions:

  • Increased temporal resolution in RHEED provides new insights into PLD growth mechanisms.
  • Substrate surface termination and step morphology significantly impact thin film growth kinetics.
  • The developed platform enables data-driven analysis and autonomous control for enhanced PLD processes.