The Initial Stages of the Thermal Oxidation of Si(001)2×1 Surface Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 32 (1S)
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.32.282
Abstract
The initial stages of the thermal oxidation of Si(001)2×1 surface were studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. The O2 exposure at 600°C produced Si islands and initial oxides. The oxides appeared as “dark sites”, “sequence of dots”, and “dots with dark surroundings”. Among the oxides, most of the “dark sites” were removed by successive heating at 600°C, while the “sequence of dots” and the “dots with dark surroundings” remained. All the oxides were removed by successive heating at 800°C. The thermal oxidation of Si(001)2×1 surface is discussed in terms of these sites.Keywords
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