NANOMETER-SCALE OXIDATION OF SI(100) SURFACES BY TAPPING MODE ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

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PEREZMURANO, F [1 ]
ABADAL, G [1 ]
BARNIOL, N [1 ]
AYMERICH, X [1 ]
SERVAT, J [1 ]
GOROSTIZA, P [1 ]
SANZ, F [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BARCELONA,DEPT QUIM FIS,E-08028 BARCELONA,SPAIN
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10.1063/1.360505
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The nanometer-scale oxidation of Si(100) surfaces in air is performed with an atomic force microscope working in tapping mode. Applying a positive voltage to the sample with respect to the tip, two kinds of modifications are induced on the sample: grown silicon oxide mounds less than 5 nm high and mounds higher than 10 nm (which are assumed to be gold depositions). The threshold voltage necessary to produce the modification is studied as a function of the average tip-to-sample distance. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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