X-RAY PHOTOEMISSION-STUDY OF Y-PROMOTED OXIDATION OF THE SI(100) SURFACE
X-RAY PHOTOEMISSION-STUDY OF Y-PROMOTED OXIDATION OF THE SI(100) SURFACE
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DOI:
10.1016/0039-6028(91)90165-o
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发表时间:
1991-03-01
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
IGNATIEV, A
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作者:
MESARWI, A;IGNATIEV, A
The interaction of yttrium overlayers with an atomically clean Si(100) surface has been studied by X-ray photoemission. Also studied, were the effects of Y overlayers on the oxidation of silicon. It is found that the growth of yttrium on silicon can be explained by a three-step mechanism. At low coverage (theta less-than-or-equal-to 2 ML) yttrium deposits on top of silicon associated with charge transfer from the Y overlayer to the silicon. Between 2 and 5 ML coverage silicon diffuses through the Y overlayer, and above 5 ML a metallic Y is deposited on top of the silicon. In addition, yttrium overlayers were found to significantly enhance the oxidation of the Si(100) surface. At 5 ML Y coverage the obtained SiO2 oxides were up to a factor of 15 thicker than those obtained for the clean unpromoted Si(100) surface.