Abstract
The ultrathin oxidation of a H/Si(1 0 0) surface with microfabricated pn-junctions was studied by photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM), mirror electron microscopy (MEM) and microscopic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (μ-XPS). The ultrathin oxidation inverts the contrast of the junctions in PEEM images. It is found by analyzing the intensity profiles of images that the potential distribution across the pn-junctions is also inverted by the oxidation. The charging of the oxide by ultraviolet irradiation from a light source of PEEM is attributed as the cause of the inversion of the contrast shown by μ-XPS and MEM.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4675-4679 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 601 |
Issue number | 20 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Oct 15 |
Keywords
- Mirror electron microscopy
- Oxidation
- Photoemission electron microscopy
- Silicon
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy