Surface chemistry of carbon removal from indium tin oxide by base and plasma treatment, with implications on hydroxyl termination

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作者
Chaney, JA
Koh, SE
Dulcey, CS
Pehrsson, PE
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Gas Surface Dynam Sect, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] USN, Res Lab, Ctr Biomol Sci & Engn, Washington, DC 20375 USA
关键词
auger electron spectroscopy (AES); energy loss spectroscopy (ELS); high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy; (HREELS); indium tin oxide (ITO); surface chemistry;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00617-2
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 surface chemistry of carbon removal from indium tin oxide (ITO) has been investigated with Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), and high-resolution energy loss spectroscopy (HR-ELS). A vibrating Kelvin probe (KP) was used to monitor the work function (Phi) of ITO after cleaning, either by base-cleaning with alcoholic-KOH or by O-2 plasma-cleaning. Base-cleaning lowered Phi(ITO) as seen in the KP analysis, whereas plasma-cleaning slightly increased Phi(ITO) by an oxidative process. The degree Of Phi(ITO) depression by base-cleaning was seen to depend on the initial surface, but the Phi depression itself was nonreductive to the ITO, as seen in the In-MNN AES lineshape. The nonreductive depression Of Phi(ITO) by base-cleaning was further supported by a constant charge carrier density, as estimated from the HR-ELS. Base-cleaning was slightly more effective than the oxygen plasma in removing carbon from the ITO surface. However, base-cleaning preferentially removed graphitic carbon while leaving significant hydrocarbon contaminants, as determined by vibrational analysis with HREELS. All other ITO surfaces retained a significant carbon and hydrocarbon contamination as evidenced by AES and HREELS. There was little evidence of the formation of surface hydroxyl species, as expected for such an inherently contaminated surface as ITO. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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