Structure of bismuth films obtained using an array of identically oriented single-crystal bismuth islands preliminarily grown on a substrate
- Authors: Grabov V.M.1, Demidov E.V.1, Ivanova E.K.1, Kablukova N.S.1, Krushelnitckii A.N.1, Senkevich S.V.2
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Affiliations:
- Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
- Ioffe Institute
- Issue: Vol 51, No 7 (2017)
- Pages: 831-833
- Section: XV International Conference “Thermoelectrics and Their Applications—2016”, St. Petersburg, November 15–16, 2016
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7826/article/view/200131
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782617070119
- ID: 200131
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Abstract
An array of identically oriented single-crystal bismuth islands formed on mica plates is used as a substrate to improve the structure of bismuth thin films grown by vacuum thermal evaporation. The array of islands is formed by the chemical etching of a single-crystal bismuth film 1 μm thick grown by floating-zone recrystallization under a coating. The structure of the obtained films is studied by X-ray diffraction, atomicforce microscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction scanning electron microscopy.
About the authors
V. M. Grabov
Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Moika 48, St. Petersburg, 191186
E. V. Demidov
Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Moika 48, St. Petersburg, 191186
E. K. Ivanova
Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Moika 48, St. Petersburg, 191186
N. S. Kablukova
Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Moika 48, St. Petersburg, 191186
A. N. Krushelnitckii
Alexander Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Moika 48, St. Petersburg, 191186
S. V. Senkevich
Ioffe Institute
Email: demidov_evg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021