Oxidation of hydrogen-passivated silicon surfaces induced by dissociative electron attachment to physisorbed H2O

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作者
Klyachko, D
Rowntree, P
Sanche, L
机构
[1] UNIV SHERBROOKE,DEPT CHIM,SHERBROOKE,PQ J1K 2R1,CANADA
[2] UNIV SHERBROOKE,DEPT MED NUCL & RADIOBIOL,SHERBROOKE,PQ J1K 2R1,CANADA
关键词
amorphous surfaces; chemisorption; electron bombardment; molecule-solid reactions; silicon; water;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(95)95066-4
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The oxidation of hydrogenated silicon surfaces has been induced by irradiation of physisorbed water molecules with low energy electrons (E(i) = 0-20 eV), and characterized using XPS. These results demonstrate that the initial step of the chemisorption process in the low incident energy regime is the resonant formation of the dissociative B-2(1) and (2)A(1) transient (H2O)(.-) states.
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页码:L49 / L54
页数:6
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