LOCAL-STRUCTURE AROUND IRON AT THE SIO2 SI INTERFACE

被引:11
作者
KITANO, T
机构
[1] VLSI Development Division, NEC Corporation, Kanagawa, 229, 1120 Shimokuzawa, Sagamihara
关键词
TRANSITION METAL; IRON SILICATE; TOTAL-REFLECTION XAFS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02665879
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have investigated the local structure around iron at the SiO2/Si interface by the total-reflection fluorescence x-ray absorption fine structure technique, in conjunction with measurements of the angular dependence of x-ray fluorescence intensity. The Fe-O, Fe-Si and Fe-Fe bondings were observed around iron, in the layer formed at the SiO2/Si interface. These results show the formation of iron silicate, consisting of iron, oxygen and silicon elements. The chemical state of iron was determined from the Fe-0 bond-lengths. The Fe-valence is a mixture of Fe3+ and Fe2+, mostly Fe3+. These results indicate that the layer formed at the SiO2/Si interface is iron silicate, in which a portion of Fe3+ ions were reduced.
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页码:1027 / 1031
页数:5
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