Determination of the Thicknesses of Monolayer Coatings Exposed to Ion Bombardment by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Authors: Afanas’ev V.P.1, Lobanova L.G.1, Selyakov D.N.1, Semenov-Shefov M.A.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research University “MPEI”
- Issue: No 11 (2023)
- Pages: 53-59
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1028-0960/article/view/232213
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S102809602311002X
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/DSUIPP
- ID: 232213
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Abstract
The samples of monocrystalline silicon coated with golden nanolayers were investigated. The samples were obtained by two methods, namely, gold sputtering using Xe+ beam with the initial energy of 7 keV and the method of thermal deposition. Preliminary analysis of samples based on the deciphering of energy spectra of reflected protons with an initial energy of 25 keV was performed. By methods of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with angular resolution (Angle Resolved XPS) thicknesses of gold coatings on silicon were determined. Analysis of samples using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was performed by comparing the intensities of Au 4f and Si 2p maxima measured at different angles of photoelectron detection. The calculations carried out by traditional methods indicate a marked dependence of the calculated gold coating thickness on the angle of sight for the case of monolayer and submonolayer coatings. It is shown that such discrepancy is possible if gold is deposited on silicon in the form of clusters forming islands rather than in the form of a continuous homogeneous coating. The possibility of gold islands moving relative to silicon in the upper silicon layers that have been subjected to proton bombardment at sliding angles to the surface is discussed.
About the authors
V. P. Afanas’ev
National Research University “MPEI”
Author for correspondence.
Email: v.af@mail.ru
Russia, 111250, Moscow
L. G. Lobanova
National Research University “MPEI”
Email: v.af@mail.ru
Russia, 111250, Moscow
D. N. Selyakov
National Research University “MPEI”
Email: v.af@mail.ru
Russia, 111250, Moscow
M. A. Semenov-Shefov
National Research University “MPEI”
Email: v.af@mail.ru
Russia, 111250, Moscow
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