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Silicon (100)/SiO2 by XPS

Journal Article · · Surface Science Spectra, 20(1):36-42
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/11.20121101· OSTI ID:1108132
Silicon (100) wafers are ubiquitous in microfabrication and, accordingly, their surface characteristics are important. Herein, we report the analysis of Si (100) via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) using monochromatic Al K radiation. Survey scans show that the material is primarily silicon and oxygen, and the Si 2p region shows two peaks that correspond to elemental silicon and silicon dioxide. Using these peaks the thickness of the native oxide (SiO2) was estimated using the equation of Strohmeier.1 The oxygen peak is symmetric. The material shows small amounts of carbon, fluorine, and nitrogen contamination. These silicon wafers are used as the base material for subsequent growth of templated carbon nanotubes.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1108132
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-87128; 34739; KP1704020
Journal Information:
Surface Science Spectra, 20(1):36-42, Journal Name: Surface Science Spectra, 20(1):36-42
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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