Interaction between chromium oxide and chromium silicide

Abstract
We have used x‐ray induced photoemission spectroscopy and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy to study the chemical reaction between Cr2O3 and CrSi2. We observed that upon annealing a Cr film on a Si substrate at 550 °C to form CrSi2, the native chromium surface oxide will decompose while a film of SiO2 will form when the CrSi2 growth front reaches the Cr2O3.

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