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△ [10a-N402-5] Ultrathinning of window material (Si3N4) using gas cluster ion beam for high-sensitivity XPS measurement of solutions
Keywords:GCIB, XPS, dry etching
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been applied as a technique to analyze the bonding state of molecular with high accuracy. An environmental cell with a window of thin Si3N4 film is utilized to evaluate solutions due to enclosing solutions in a vacuum. In this study, the ultra-low energy irradiation (several eV/atom) of GCIB will be utilized to investigate the Si3N4 film down to about 1 nm in condition of maintaining the mechanical strength.