Surface chemistry and growth modes in the photochemical deposition of silica films

C. Licoppe, Y. I. Nissim, J. M. Moison

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Abstract

Local surface chemistry and nonlocal deposition modes in the photodeposition of silica films from silane and oxygen mixtures have been studied by surface-sensitive infrared vibrational spectroscopy. The two-step surface reaction leading to the photoinduced chemisorption of silane and oxygen is identified. Dynamic roughening of the growth front is shown to occur with a characteristic exponent of 0.340.05, fitting the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6275-6278
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume45
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1992
Externally publishedYes

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