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Abstract
This work provides a new tool based on the complementarity between X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (REELS). More precisely, this study is focused on the in situ precise determination of indium and gallium composition of self-assembled InxGa1-x nanodroplets on GaAs(1 1 1)A substrate during the first stage of III-V quantum dots growth by droplet epitaxy. An XPS intensity model based on In4d and Ga3d core levels enables the estimation of the gallium/indium ratio within the droplets under the assumption of a homogeneous droplet. On the other hand, we develop a brand new decomposition methodology of loss probabilities curves obtained from REELS spectra for droplets deposited on a substrate. The energy of InxGa1-x bulk plasmon experimentally obtained and semi-empirically modelled allows to calculate from REELS the indium-gallium composition in the droplet. Comparison between these values obtained by both XPS and REELS provides information about In/Ga mixing to grow binary InxGa1-x nanodroplets. Their good agreement shows promising results for the growth of InxGa1-xN quantum dots by droplet epitaxy for a very large range of composition.
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Applied Surface Science covers topics contributing to a better understanding of surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures and their applications. The journal is concerned with scientific research on the atomic and molecular level of material properties determined with specific surface analytical techniques and/or computational methods, as well as the processing of such structures.