Initial Oxidation of Si(100)2×1 by Ozone: Transition of Growth Kinetics from Adsorption to Ultrathin Film Growth

Abstract
We have investigated the initial oxide growth kinetics on Si(100)2×1 by highly concentrated ozone (>80%) using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Initial oxidation of 550°C, while no further growth of oxide films >0.6 nm was observed on the surface at 0.6 nm which is difficult to synthesize using molecular oxygen under the same processing conditions.