Synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy study on oxides formed at Ge(100)21 surface in atmosphere

Yoshigoe, Akitaka 

This study presents the results on synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy (SR-XPS) analysis of oxides formed in the air on a well-defined clean Ge(100)21 surface prepared in UHV condition. Owing to high energy-resolution SR-XPS, detailed chemical information on Ge oxidation states at the Ge surface was clarified. The result showed that the water vapor in the atmosphere plays an important role to progress slow oxidation of the Ge surface. We believe that the data obtained in this study is valuable for the basic understanding of the formation mechanisms of native oxides at the Ge surfaces.