OXIDATION OF INXGA1-XASYP1-Y BY NO2 STUDIED WITH AUGER-ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

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BAHR, CC [1 ]
PAPARAZZO, E [1 ]
MORETTO, L [1 ]
LAMA, F [1 ]
ZEMA, N [1 ]
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[1] CNR,IST STRUTTURA MAT,I-00044 FRASCATI,ITALY
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10.1016/0039-6028(94)91217-3
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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We have studied the oxidation of quaternary InGaAsP materials by NO2, using Auger electron spectroscopy for both elemental and chemical analysis of the surface. We report that NO2 induces a preferential oxidation, forming oxides of Ga, In, and P. The As remains unoxidized. From Ar+ ion milling we find that the oxide layers are fairly thin (less than 10 Angstrom), even at high exposures (greater than 1000 L) of NO2, where we obtain a saturation coverage of approximately 0.3 ML (monolayers). We have also measured electron energy loss spectra (EELS) and observe the disappearance of the surface plasmon loss feature upon oxide formation.
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