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The atomic-force microscopy is used for studying the effect of atmospheric conditions on the morphology of (001) growth surfaces and (110) cleavage planes of layers in II–VI compounds with a high ZnSe content. It is proved directly for the first time that the formation of nanoclusters on these surfaces is accompanied by corrosion of the entire surface due to the accumulation of corrosion products. The corrosion of the surface attains saturation even at a depth of a few (2–3) monolayers, which constrains the total volume of nanoclusters on the surface. A further increase in the size of nanoclusters with time occurs due to a decrease in their number. The corrosion depth can locally increase significantly in the surface regions with considerable internal stresses; in particular, corrosion can evolve deep inside the stressed interfaces in instrumental structures.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 42, No. 10, 2000, pp. 1874–1881.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Ankudinov, Dunaevski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \), Marushchak, Titkov, Ivanov, Sorokin, Shubina, Kop’ev, Waag, Landwehr.
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Ankudinov, A.V., Dunaevskii, M.S., Marushchak, V.A. et al. Morphology of (001) and (110) surfaces of crystal layers in solid solutions of II–VI compounds with a high ZnSe content under atmospheric conditions. Phys. Solid State 42, 1927–1934 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1318889
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