Chemically Resolved Electrical Measurements using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
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- 19 November 2003
Abstract
A novel approach is proposed, where energy filtered electrons, carrying both chemical identity and electrical information, serve as fine and flexible electrodes in direct electrical measurements. The method, termed 'chemically resolved electrical measurements' (CREM), is simple and general, demonstrated here with a slightly modified X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. Selected sub-surface regions are electrically analyzed and I-V curves of self-assembled monolayers, free of substrate and top contact contributions, are derived with no need for improved metallic substrates. Unique electrical information is available with this method, further supported by powerful in-situ analytical capabilities and improved top contact performance.Keywords
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- Published version: Applied Physics Letters, 85 (7), 1271.
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