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RHEED Transmission Mode and RHEED Pole Figure

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RHEED Transmission Mode and Pole Figures

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In the last chapter, we presented the principles of x-ray diffraction and the construction of a pole figure, particularly the pole figure constructed from the diffraction patterns obtained by an area detector. In this chapter, we describe the similarities and differences between reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) transmission mode and x-ray diffraction. Detailed descriptions of the diffraction space characteristics of RHEED transmission for a variety of crystal textures are given. We discuss kinematic simulations of RHEED patterns and the construction of RHEED pole figures from RHEED patterns. The relationship between RHEED pole figures and the orientation distribution function of biaxial texture is presented with examples.

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    Gwo-Ching Wang

  2. Dept. of Phys., Applied Phys., and Astro, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

    Toh-Ming Lu

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Wang, GC., Lu, TM. (2014). RHEED Transmission Mode and RHEED Pole Figure. In: RHEED Transmission Mode and Pole Figures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9287-0_6

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