Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9594848 | Surface Science | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The adsorption of a bi-functional organic molecule like phenol on Si(1Â 0Â 0)2Â ÃÂ 1 has been investigated by synchrotron radiation-induced photoemission in the valence band, Si 2p, C 1s and O 1s core-level regions. Experiments have been carried out as a function of phenol exposure at room temperature. Phenol adsorbs on Si(1Â 0Â 0)2Â ÃÂ 1 through a dissociative mechanism at room temperature, interacting with the surface by its alcoholic functionality. The line-shape analysis of Si 2p spectra indicates the formation of Si-O and Si-H bonds, as a consequence of the cleavage of the C6H5O-H bond and the binding of the fragments (C6H5O- group and H atom) to the Si(1Â 0Â 0)2Â ÃÂ 1 surface dimers. The progressive quenching of the silicon surface dimer atoms and the corresponding intensity increase of the Si-OC6H5 and Si-H components have been observed as a function of phenol exposure. The presence of the phenoxide (C6H5O-) group on the silicon surface has been evidenced also by the C 1s spectrum, consisting of two components in a 1:5 intensity ratio, energy splitted by 1.5Â eV, which can be assigned to carbon atom linked to oxygen (C-O group) and carbon atoms of the aromatic ring, respectively.
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Authors
M.P. Casaletto, M. Carbone, M.N. Piancastelli, K. Horn, K. Weiss, R. Zanoni,