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Title: | XPS studies on nitridation of InP(100) surface by N+ 2 ion beam bombardment | Authors: | Pan, J.S. Wee, A.T.S. Huan, C.H.A. Tan, H.S. Tan, K.L. |
Issue Date: | 14-Dec-1996 | Citation: | Pan, J.S., Wee, A.T.S., Huan, C.H.A., Tan, H.S., Tan, K.L. (1996-12-14). XPS studies on nitridation of InP(100) surface by N+ 2 ion beam bombardment. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 29 (12) : 2997-3002. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/29/12/010 | Abstract: | Ion beam nitridation (IBN) of InP at room temperature was studied as a function of both N+ 2 ion incident angle and energy. The InP surfaces were exposed to N+ 2 ion beam in an ultrahigh vacuum environment and the resulting surfaces were characterized in situ by small spot size x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for accurate determination of the surface composition and chemical state. Thin InN reaction layers were formed at all N+ 2 ion incident angles and ion energies whereas the formation of P-N bonds was not observed. However, the degree of nitridation of In decreases with increasing incident angle and ion energy, closely following the reduced incorporation of N at higher angles and ion energies. The variation in nitridation is smaller with ion energy in the 2-10 keV range than with ion incident angle. The observed angular and energy dependence of the N incorporation can be explained in terms of sputtering yields, indicating that the growth kinetics can be described as a dynamic process comprising the accumulation of N and sputter removal of the surface layer. | Source Title: | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/98602 | ISSN: | 00223727 | DOI: | 10.1088/0022-3727/29/12/010 |
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