Correlation between surface microroughness of silicon oxide film and SiO2/Si interface structure

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作者
Ohashi, M
Hattori, T
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 4A期
关键词
microroughness; SiO2/Si interface; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; atomic force microscope; oxidation reaction; layer-by-layer oxidation; protrusion;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.36.L397
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
It was found, from combined measurements of the surface microroughness of silicon oxide film and the SiO2/Si intel face structure, that the surface microroughness of thermal oxide film formed on a Si(111) surface changes periodically with the progress of oxidation in accordance with periodic changes in interface structures. Therefore, the changes in interface structures can be detected by measuring the oxidation-induced surface microroughness.
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页码:L397 / L399
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