Basics

Topography acquisition. ZnSSe/GaAs laser structure.

    References

1. A. V. Ankudinov, M. S. Dunaevskii, V. A. Marushchak, A. N. Titkov, S. V. Ivanov, S. V. Sorokin, T. V.Shubina, P. S. Kop’ev, A. Waag, G. Landwehr, Physics of the Solid State, October 2000,Volume 42, Issue 10, pp. 1927-1934, “Morphology of (001) and (110) Surfaces of Crystal Layers in Solid Solutions of II–VI Compounds with a High ZnSe Content under Atmospheric Conditions”. (pdf-file)

AFM images are obtained by commercial SPM P4 with NSG11 cantilevers.
Additional information about laser structures were received with usage of Contact EFM, Kelvin mode.