POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF QUANTUM-SIZE EFFECTS IN X-RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTRA OF ULTRATHIN SI LAYERS

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DIBIASE, N
GABETTA, G
LUMACHI, A
SCAGLIOTTI, M
PARMIGIANI, F
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[1] CISE SPA,DIV MAT & TECNOL,MILAN,ITALY
[2] POLITECN MILAN,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
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10.1063/1.114618
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This letter reports the experimental evidence of a 2.3 eV blue shift of the plasmon loss lines observed in the x-ray photoelectron spectra of an ultrathin Si layer equivalent to 1.5 X 10(15) at./cm(2) deposited onto a randomly oriented Al2O3 Single crystal. The plasmon line shifts, which is roughly proportional to the deposited Si(mass)(-2/3), are attributed to quantum confinement effects in agreement with electron energy loss measurements performed on nanosized Si particles. (C) 1995 American Insitute of Physics.
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