Temperature stability of ultra-thin mixed BaSr-oxide layers and their transformation

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer305202
FachzeitschriftNanotechnology
Jahrgang23
Ausgabenummer30
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2 Juli 2012

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In the context of investigations of physical, chemical and electrical properties of ultra-thin layers of epitaxial and monocrystalline Sr 0.3Ba 0.7Oon Si(100), we also investigated their thermal stability with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). At temperatures above 400°C, transformation into silicate layers sets in. The stoichiometry after complete transformation was determined to be close to (Ba 0.8Sr 0.2) 2SiO 4 except for layers of only a few monolayers, where the silicate is not stoichiometric. There are strong indications that this silicate is stable until it desorbs at temperatures above 750°C. Crystallinity, as seen with LEED, is lost during this transformation. Although transformation into silicate is coupled with metal desorption and compactification of the layers, they seem to remain closed. In addition, traces of Ba silicide at the Si interface were detected after layer desorption. This silicide cannot be desorbed thermally. The silicate layer has a bandgap of 5.9±0.2eV already for 3ML thickness. Upon exposure to air, carbon and oxygen containing species, but no hydroxide, are formed irreversibly.

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Temperature stability of ultra-thin mixed BaSr-oxide layers and their transformation. / Müller-Sajak, D.; Islam, Saiful; Pfnür, Herbert et al.
in: Nanotechnology, Jahrgang 23, Nr. 30, 305202, 02.07.2012.

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Müller-Sajak D, Islam S, Pfnür H, Hofmann KR. Temperature stability of ultra-thin mixed BaSr-oxide layers and their transformation. Nanotechnology. 2012 Jul 2;23(30):305202. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/30/305202
Müller-Sajak, D. ; Islam, Saiful ; Pfnür, Herbert et al. / Temperature stability of ultra-thin mixed BaSr-oxide layers and their transformation. in: Nanotechnology. 2012 ; Jahrgang 23, Nr. 30.
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