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Anders Mikkelsen. Portrait.

Anders Mikkelsen

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Anders Mikkelsen. Portrait.

The influence of lysine on InP(001) surface ordering and nanowire growth

Author

  • Anders Mikkelsen
  • Jessica Bolinsson
  • Edvin Lundgren
  • Jesper N Andersen
  • J Weissenreider
  • Werner Seifert

Summary, in English

We report on high resolution photoelectron core level spectroscopy (HRCLS) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) measurements of the decomposition of lysine adsorbed on InP(001) substrates. We find that components from the lysine can be present on the InP surface even after annealing to 600 degrees C and desorption of the native surface oxide. We further observe that while a crystalline surface phase can be observed on the epi-ready surface after annealing, the lysine treated surface still appears rough. We conclude that lysine residues inhibit the formation of a flat crystalline structure on the InP(001) surface. These results are discussed in terms of the lysine promotion of [001] nanowire growth.

Department/s

  • Synchrotron Radiation Research
  • Solid State Physics

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

2354-2359

Publication/Series

Nanotechnology

Volume

16

Issue

10

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Topic

  • Nano-technology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0957-4484