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We grow $^{28}$Si/SiGe heterostructures by reduced-pressure chemical vapor deposition and terminate the stack without an epitaxial Si cap but with an amorphous Si-rich layer obtained by exposing the SiGe barrier to dichlorosilane at 500…
We report on molecular beam epitaxy and properties of a magnetic topological insulator, Cr doped Sb2Te3. The composition analysis reveals that Cr replaces Sb site, and x-ray diffraction confirms that single phase textured crystal structure…
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