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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
Elementary steps of the oxide formation on a Si(001) substrate surface have been studied by means of RHEED, LEED, XPS and UPS. A Bi monolayer on Si (001 ) terminates with a surface dangling bond. Oxide formation on to this surface was studied one by one. Oxidation of Bi overlayered system with oxygen and N2O revealed that the surface Si was inactive to NoO exposure unless Sr was evaporated on. Bi overlayer was easily oxidized with O2 but not with N2O. Further oxidation of surface with Sr and Cu coevaporated system has also been studied.