Growth of AlInN alloys by molecular-beam epitaxy is studied by reflection high-energy electron diffraction, where in-plane lattice constant and specular beam intensity oscillations are recorded for information of lattice misfit and growth rate as a function of source flux and temperature. An unexpected dependence of alloy growth rate on indium flux is observed, which reflects the specific incorporation kinetics of indium in the alloy.
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