INVESTIGATIONS OF THE THERMAL-REACTIONS OF CHLORINE ON THE GAAS(100) SURFACE

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FRENCH, CL
BALCH, WS
FOORD, JS
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[1] Physical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, South Parks Road
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10.1088/0953-8984/3/S/054
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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The thermal reactions Of Cl2 with the GaAs(100) surface were studied using XPS, LEED and thermal desorption spectroscopy. Chlorine uptake at 175 K is initially very rapid, but an extensive corrosion phase is not formed. Five thermal desorption features are seen, with cracking patterns corresponding to GaCl, As2, GaCl3, Cl2, and AsCl3. The implications for the thermal etching of gallium arsenide are discussed.
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