ENERGETICS IN THE INITIAL-STAGE OF OXIDATION OF SILICON

被引:29
作者
MIYAMOTO, Y
OSHIYAMA, A
机构
[1] Fundamental Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, Miyukigaoka
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.9287
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We present microscopic calculations of the energetics in the initial stage of oxidation of Si. We find that an O2 molecule penetrates the oxygen-covered surface, dissociates near a bond-center site, and forms a peculiar bond configuration with Si atoms exothermically. We also find that the bond formation results in several oxidation states of the Si atoms at the interface and in a swelling of the Si-O-Si bond network from the surface.
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页码:9287 / 9290
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