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Si3Oy (y = 1-6) clusters: Models for oxidation of silicon surfaces and defect sites in bulk oxide materials

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OSTI ID:560471
 [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Washington State Univ., Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States); and others
We studied the structure and bonding of a series of silicon oxide clusters, Si3Oy (y = 1-6), using anion photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. For y = 1-3 the clusters represent the sequential oxidation of Si3, and provide structural models for the oxidation of silicon surfaces. For y = 4-6, the clusters contain a central Si in a tetrahedral bonding environment, suggesting the onset of the bulk-like structure. Evidence is presented that suggests that the Si3O4 cluster (D2d) may provide a structural model for oxygen-deficient defect sites in bulk SiO2 materials.
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
560471
Report Number(s):
CONF-970443--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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