New model of the initial stages of Si(111)-(7x7) oxidation

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作者
Dujardin, G [1 ]
Mayne, A [1 ]
Comtet, G [1 ]
Hellner, L [1 ]
Jamet, M [1 ]
LeGoff, E [1 ]
Millet, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 11, UTILISAT RAYONNEMENT ELECTROMAGNET LAB, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.3782
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
By combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, we show that the adsorption of single O-2 molecules on Si(111)-(7 x 7) produces essentially molecular sites, seen as bright individual sites in STM topographs, which are stable at room temperature. Atom-resolved STM studies also reveal that these molecular sites react very efficiently with further O-2 and H2O molecules. This is shown to account for the saturation at low exposure of the molecular site density and for the apparent decay lifetime of these molecular sites.
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页码:3782 / 3785
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