Hafnium silicide formation on Si(001)

dc.creatorJohnson-Steigelman, H. T.
dc.creatorBrinck, A. V.
dc.creatorLyman, P. F.
dc.date2002-02-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:44:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:44:29Z
dc.descriptionThick (~50 nm) films of Hf were evaporated onto bare and oxidized Si(001) samples, and thin (~monolayer) films of Hf were evaporated onto clean Si(001)-(2x1) surfaces. Upon annealing to 1000$^/circ$C, films of HfSi2 were formed after reaction times that depended upon the surface condition of the substrate before deposition. The chemical state of the reacted surfaces were characterized using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and the shifts in binding energy upon silicide formation were recorded. Even for thick films, low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) revealed that the (2x1) pattern of the Si substrate returned, suggesting that 3-dimensional islanding of the HfSi2 film had occurred. The islanding behavior was confirmed for thin films using LEED and x-ray standing waves. Streaking in the LEED patterns for the thick films suggest that the island morphology is influenced by the underlying Si substrate.
dc.description25 pages includind 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202360
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202360
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/18941
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleHafnium silicide formation on Si(001)
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