Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7835107 | Applied Surface Science | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Reactions leading to elimination of chlorine atoms from growing Si(100) surfaces were simulated using clusters of silicon atoms of different sizes and shapes, and at the UB3LYP/6-31â¯g(d,p) level of theory. The reactions of type SiCl2(s)â¯+â¯2 H2(g), where (s) indicates an adsorbed species at the surface and (g) a gas-phase species, were found to proceed in two steps: SiCl2(s)â¯+â¯H2(g)â¯ââ¯SiHCl(s)â¯+â¯HCl(g) and SiHCl(s)â¯+â¯H2(g)â¯ââ¯SiH2(s)â¯+â¯HCl(g), each having activation energies around 55â¯kcal/mol, a value which is comparable to experimental values published in the literature. In addition, the results suggested that H-passivation of Si(100) surfaces support reactions leading to canonical epitaxial growth, providing a plausible explanation for the convenience of passivating the surfaces prior to silicon deposition. The reactions analyzed here can therefore be seen as important steps in the mechanism of epitaxial growth of Si(100) surfaces.
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Authors
NÃlson Kunioshi, Sho Hagino, Akio Fuwa, Katsunori Yamaguchi,