[3P01] Potential barrier for oxidation of HfSi2/Si(111) surface studied with super sonic O2 molecular beam
The oxidation processes of Hf disilicide on Si(111) substrate [HfSi2/Si(111)] after supersonic O2 molecular beam (SOMB) irradiation were investigated with synchrotron radiation soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies of Hf 4f, Si 2p, and O 1s core-levels. A direct dissociation process of the impinging O2 will be discussed from the oxidation progression depending on SOMB kinetic energy (KE) increase. In addition, the potential barrier for oxidation of HfSi2/Si(111) will be also demonstrated from a stepwise growth of the total area of Hf oxide species depending on KE of SOMB.