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Khelifi W, Canneson D, Berthe M, Legendre S, Coinon C, Desplanque L, Wallart X, Biadala L, Grandidier B, Capiod P. Ultrahigh vacuum Raman spectroscopy for the preparation of III-V semiconductor surfaces. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2023; 94:123702. [PMID: 38051176 DOI: 10.1063/5.0152031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy is well-suited for the characterization of semiconductor materials. However, due the weakness of the Raman signal, the studies of thin semiconductor layers in complex environments, such as ultrahigh vacuum, are rather scarce. Here, we have designed a Raman apparatus based on the use of a fiber optic probe, with a lens collecting the backscattered light directly inserted in ultrahigh vacuum. The solution has been tested for the preparation of III-V semiconductor surfaces, which requires the recovery of their atomic reconstruction. The surfaces were either protected with a thin As amorphous layer or covered with a native oxide prior to their treatment. The analysis of the Raman spectra, which was correlated with the study of the surfaces with low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy at the end of the cleaning process, shows the high potential of Raman spectroscopy for monitoring the cleanliness of III-V semiconductor heterostructures in situ.
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- Wijden Khelifi
- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
- HORIBA France SAS, 455 Avenue Eugène Avinée 59120 Loos, Avenue de la Vauve-Passage Jobin Yvon, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- HORIBA France SAS, 455 Avenue Eugène Avinée 59120 Loos, Avenue de la Vauve-Passage Jobin Yvon, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, University Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Junia-ISEN, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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Peis L, He G, Jost D, Rager G, Hackl R. Polarized tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy at liquid He temperature in ultrahigh vacuum using an off-axis parabolic mirror. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2023; 94:063701. [PMID: 37862477 DOI: 10.1063/5.0139667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
Abstract
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) combines inelastic light scattering well below the diffraction limit down to the nanometer range and scanning probe microscopy and, possibly, spectroscopy. In this way, topographic and spectroscopic as well as single- and two-particle information may simultaneously be collected. While single molecules can now be studied successfully, bulk solids are still not meaningfully accessible. It is the purpose of the work presented here to outline approaches toward this objective. We describe a home-built, liquid helium cooled, ultrahigh vacuum TERS. The setup is based on a scanning tunneling microscope and, as an innovation, an off-axis parabolic mirror having a high numerical aperture of ∼0.85 and a large working distance. The system is equipped with a fast load-lock chamber, a chamber for the in situ preparation of tips, substrates, and samples, and a TERS chamber. Base pressure and temperature in the TERS chamber were ∼3 × 10-11 mbar and 15 K, respectively. Polarization dependent tip-enhanced Raman spectra of the vibration modes of carbon nanotubes were successfully acquired at cryogenic temperature. The new features described here including very low pressure and temperature and the external access to the light polarizations, thus the selection rules, may pave the way toward the investigation of bulk and surface materials.
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- L Peis
- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Walther Meissner Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
- School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Zhang P, Chen L, Sheng S, Hu W, Liu H, Ma C, Liu Z, Feng B, Cheng P, Zhang Y, Chen L, Zhao J, Wu K. Melamine self-assembly and dehydrogenation on Ag(111) studied by tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:204301. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0091353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The adsorption and self-assembly structures of melamine molecules on an Ag(111) surface are studied by low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) combined with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). Two ordered self-assembly phases of melamine molecules on Ag(111) were studied by STM and TERS, combining with first-principles simulations. The α-phase consists of flat-lying melamine molecules, while the β-phase consists of mixed up-standing/tilted melamine molecules. Moreover, dehydrogenation of melamine can be controlled by annealing the sample as well as by a tip-enhanced photo-catalytic effect. Our work demonstrates TERS as a powerful tool not only for investigating the configuration and vibration properties of molecules on a metal surface with high spatial resolution but also for manipulating the chemical reactions with tip and photo-induced effects.
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- Ping Zhang
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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Peña Román RJ, Auad Y, Grasso L, Padilha LA, Alvarez F, Barcelos ID, Kociak M, Zagonel LF. Design and implementation of a device based on an off-axis parabolic mirror to perform luminescence experiments in a scanning tunneling microscope. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:043704. [PMID: 35489916 DOI: 10.1063/5.0078423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We present the design, implementation, and illustrative results of a light collection/injection strategy based on an off-axis parabolic mirror collector for a low-temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). This device allows us to perform STM induced Light Emission (STM-LE) and Cathodoluminescence (STM-CL) experiments and in situ Photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectroscopy as complementary techniques. Considering the Étendue conservation and using an off-axis parabolic mirror, it is possible to design a light collection and injection system that displays 72% of collection efficiency (considering the hemisphere above the sample surface) while maintaining high spectral resolution and minimizing signal loss. The performance of the STM is tested by atomically resolved images and scanning tunneling spectroscopy results on standard sample surfaces. The capabilities of our system are demonstrated by performing STM-LE on metallic surfaces and two-dimensional semiconducting samples, observing both plasmonic and excitonic emissions. In addition, we carried out in situ PL measurements on semiconducting monolayers and quantum dots and in situ Raman on graphite and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) samples. Additionally, STM-CL and PL were obtained on monolayer h-BN gathering luminescence spectra that are typically associated with intragap states related to carbon defects. The results show that the flexible and efficient light injection and collection device based on an off-axis parabolic mirror is a powerful tool to study several types of nanostructures with multiple spectroscopic techniques in correlation with their morphology at the atomic scale and electronic structure.
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- Ricardo Javier Peña Román
- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, 91405 Orsay, France
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Vibrational Property of α-Borophene Determined by Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27030834. [PMID: 35164100 PMCID: PMC8838447 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We report a Raman characterization of the α borophene polymorph by scanning tunneling microscopy combined with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A series of Raman peaks were discovered, which can be well related with the phonon modes calculated based on an asymmetric buckled α structure. The unusual enhancement of high-frequency Raman peaks in TERS spectra of α borophene is found and associated with its unique buckling when landed on the Ag(111) surface. Our paper demonstrates the advantages of TERS, namely high spatial resolution and selective enhancement rule, in studying the local vibrational properties of materials in nanoscale.
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Rosławska A, Leon CC, Grewal A, Merino P, Kuhnke K, Kern K. Atomic-Scale Dynamics Probed by Photon Correlations. ACS NANO 2020; 14:6366-6375. [PMID: 32479059 PMCID: PMC7315641 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Light absorption and emission have their origins in fast atomic-scale phenomena. To characterize these basic steps (e.g., in photosynthesis, luminescence, and quantum optics), it is necessary to access picosecond temporal and picometer spatial scales simultaneously. In this Perspective, we describe how state-of-the-art picosecond photon correlation spectroscopy combined with luminescence induced at the atomic scale with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) enables such studies. We outline recent STM-induced luminescence work on single-photon emitters and the dynamics of excitons, charges, molecules, and atoms as well as several prospective experiments concerning light-matter interactions at the nanoscale. We also describe future strategies for measuring and rationalizing ultrafast phenomena at the nanoscale.
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- Anna Rosławska
- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto
de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 121, E28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Institut
de Physique, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Sheng S, Wu JB, Cong X, Zhong Q, Li W, Hu W, Gou J, Cheng P, Tan PH, Chen L, Wu K. Raman Spectroscopy of Two-Dimensional Borophene Sheets. ACS NANO 2019; 13:4133-4139. [PMID: 30913391 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The successful fabrication of a two-dimensional boron sheet, which features a triangular lattice with periodic hole arrays, has stimulated great interest in its specific structure as well as properties such as possible superconductivity. Here, we report a study on the vibrational spectra and electron-phonon coupling (EPC) in monolayer boron sheets by in situ Raman and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) at low temperature and ultrahigh vacuum. The gap-mode TERS gives a 3 × 109 selective enhancement on vertical vibrational Raman modes. A spatial resolution of 1 nm is achieved in this system. Combined with first-principle calculations, the vibrational properties as well as EPC in borophene are determined. The results are helpful for further study on the mechanical, electronic, and possible superconducting properties of two-dimensional boron.
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- Shaoxiang Sheng
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures , Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures , Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures , Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
- School of Physics , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory , Dongguan , Guangdong 523808 , China
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