Abstract
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon surfaces, atomically clean and subsequently oxidized to up to 20 Å oxide thickness, were studied using AES and UPS. The oxidation was made in O2 in the pressure range 10-9 Torr to 5 atm and at 23 and 300°C. The oxidation rate at 23°C was found to be the same as that of crystalline silicon while at 300°C it was appreciably faster. Changes in the d N(E) dE AES Si LVV line shape near 80 eV upon oxidation could be correlated to changes in the silicon-oxygen bonding level observed in UPS. The detailed line shape of the AES Si LVV transition indicates that at 300°C a more homogeneous oxide is produced than at 23°C.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 488-500 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |