Abstract
The thermal oxidation of the β-Si 3 N 4 (0 0 0 1)-8 × 8 surface has been carried out. The spectroscopic characterization has been performed by high resolution core-level and by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our findings demonstrate that the surface shows a low but clear reactivity with oxygen. The known resonance ascribed to the 8 × 8 reconstruction results strongly affected by the oxygen dosing, demonstrating the involvement of the topmost nitride atoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 93-97 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 355 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- ARPES
- Nitridation
- Oxidation
- Resonance
- Silicon nitride