Reactive Heteroepitaxial Film Growth - Nucleation and       Morphology of Silicide-Silicon Interfaces
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The objective of the investigation is to study the                         nucleation of new phases at the metal-silicon interface, and to                 determine how they can lead to epitaxial layers in silicon                      semiconductors.  The growth of the silicide phases will be                      studied both in-situ and post preparation.  The experimental                    probes will determine the atomic configurations (using scanning                 tunneling microscopy), the vibrational modes (using Raman                       scattering), and the electronic states (using Auger electron and                x-ray photoemission spectroscopies).  The interface reactions                   will be modelled in terms of nucleation theory, and the                         experimental measurements will determine the critical cluster                   size and the nucleation barrier.  The effects of substrate                      topology (steps and reconstruction) on the nucleation process and               subsequent growth will be determined.                                                                                                                                The research is highly relevant to the processing of                       interconnect and gate materials for integrated electronics for                  the semiconductor industry.
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