Evidence of annealing effects on a high-density Si/SiO2 interfacial layer

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Kosowsky, SD
Pershan, PS
Krisch, KS
Bevk, J
Green, ML
Brasen, D
Feldman, LC
Roy, PK
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,LUCENT TECHNOL,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] AT&T BELL LABS,LUCENT TECHNOL,ORLANDO,FL 32819
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10.1063/1.119090
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Thermally grown Si(001)/SiO2 samples were studied by x-ray reflectivity. Fits of model electron density profiles to the data reveal the existence of an interfacial layer at the Si/SiO2 interface up to 15-Angstrom-thick, with density higher than either the crystalline Si or the main oxide layer. This density of the layer is reduced by a postoxidation anneal. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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