Effect of O2 adsorption on electron scattering at Cu(001) surfaces

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作者
Chawla, J. S. [1 ]
Zahid, F. [2 ]
Guo, H. [2 ]
Gall, D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rensselaer Polytech Inst, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, New York, NY 12180 USA
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T8, Canada
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THIN METAL-FILMS; RESISTIVITY; CU; CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANISMS; OXYGEN;
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10.1063/1.3489357
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The electrical resistance of epitaxial Cu(001) sequentially increases, decreases, and again increases when exposed to 10(-3)-10(5) Pa s of O-2. This is attributed to partial specular surface scattering for smooth clean Cu(001) and for the surface with a complete adsorbed monolayer, but diffuse scattering at partial coverage and after chemical oxidation. A model relates the surface coverage to the specularity parameter and finds adatom and advacancy scattering cross-sections of 0.8 +/- 0.2 and 0.06 +/- 0.03 nm(2), which are qualitatively validated by nonequilibrium ab initio transport simulations. The rates for resistance change are proportional to the O-2 partial pressure. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3489357]
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