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Esaka, Fumitaka; Nojima, Takehiro; Udono, Haruhiko*; Magara, Masaaki; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki
Surface and Interface Analysis, 48(7), p.432 - 435, 2016/07
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:39.42(Chemistry, Physical)XPS is widely used for non-destructive chemical state analysis of solid materials. In this method, depth profiling can be carried out by a combination with ion beam sputtering. However, the sputtering often causes segregation and preferential sputtering of atoms and gives inaccurate information. The use of energy-tunable X-rays from synchrotron radiation (SR) enables us to perform non-destructive depth profiling in XPS. Here, the analytical depth can be changed by changing excitation X-ray energy. In the present study, we examined methods to perform depth profiling with XPS by changing excitation energy and XAS by changing electron energy for detection. These methods were then applied to the analysis of native surface oxide layers on MgSi crystals. In this XAS analysis, the peak at 1843.4 eV becomes dominant when the electron energy for detection increases, which implies that Si-O or Si-O-Mg structure is formed as the surface oxide layer on the MgSi.
Matsumura, Seidai*; Ochiai, Kunihito*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Hojo, Kiichi
Physics Procedia, 11, p.174 - 176, 2011/02
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:82.2(Optics)The surface structures on the surface of -FeSi substrate after heat treatment in ultra high vacuum and their influence on homoepitaxial growth were investigated. It was found that the dip structures appeared on the surface of -FeSi (100) substrate after heat treatment above 1023 K, where the evaporation of surface oxide layer (SiO) occurred. The composition of the dip structure was Fe-rich as compared to nominal -FeSi composition (Si/Fe=2). This result indicates that the decomposition from -FeSi to -FeSi would occur on the surface. The surface morphology observed after heat treatment depended on the orientation of the substrate. In addition, homoepitaxial films with smooth surface on -FeSi (111) substrate at the growth temperature of 973 and 1073 K were obtained.
Yamada, Yoichi*; Mao, W.*; Asaoka, Hidehito; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Esaka, Fumitaka; Udono, Haruhiko*; Tsuru, Tomohito
Physics Procedia, 11, p.67 - 70, 2011/02
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:82.2(Optics)Clean surfaces of the single crystalline -FeSi have been prepared and investigated. From XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) measurements of the surface oxide, it is found that the surface Si is mainly oxidized while Fe isn't. After removing the surface oxide, clean surface can be obtained showing reasonable structure in LEED (Low-Energy Electron Diffraction) and STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope). No drastic surface reconstruction is found reflecting strong Fe-Si bond. DFT (Density Functional Theory) calculation suggests the spin polarized surface DOS (Density Of State) when Fe comes at the surface.
Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Udono, Haruhiko*; Matsubayashi, Nobuyuki*; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Shamoto, Shinichi; Magara, Masaaki; Kimura, Takaumi
Physics Procedia, 11, p.150 - 153, 2011/02
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.01(Optics)Surface characterization of homoepitaxial -FeSi film on -FeSi(111) substrate has been performed by X-ray photoelectron and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Udono, Haruhiko*; Matsubayashi, Nobuyuki*; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Shamoto, Shinichi; Magara, Masaaki; Kimura, Takaumi
Applied Surface Science, 257(7), p.2950 - 2954, 2011/01
Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:42.01(Chemistry, Physical)Chemical state analysis by a combination of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) using synchrotron radiation is performed for -FeSi single crystals and homoepitaxial -FeSi films. The Si 2p XPS and Fe L-edge XAS spectra imply that the annealing at 1173 K to remove native oxide layers on the crystal induces the formation of FeSi in the surface. The formation of FeSi is also confirmed by Si K-edge XAS analysis. For the homoepitaxial -FeSi films grown on the crystals, the Si K-edge XAS spectra indicate that structurally homogeneous -FeSi films can be grown on the -FeSi single crystals when the substrate temperatures of 973 and 1073 K are applied for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Consequently, it is indicated that the combination of XPS and XAS using synchrotron radiation is a useful tool to clarify chemical states nondestructively.
Yamada, Yoichi; Wakaya, Ippei*; Ouchi, Shinji*; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Asaoka, Hidehito; Shamoto, Shinichi; Udono, Haruhiko*
Surface Science, 602(18), p.3006 - 3009, 2008/09
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:30.34(Chemistry, Physical)Well-defined clean surfaces of single crystalline -FeSi have for the first time been prepared and characterized at the atomic scale. Surface oxide was removed by heating the crystal at 850 C in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), resulted in an atomically-flat, clean surface. Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) measurements reveal the absence of long-range surface reconstruction in the low-index (100), (101) and (110) surfaces, which is unique among compound semiconductors. However a significant number of surface defects could still be found within the clean surface. Characterizing and controlling of those surface defects will be necessary in order to use this material in applications.
Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*; Shamoto, Shinichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 68(11), p.2204 - 2208, 2007/11
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:31.31(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Si in natural Si has been widely used for a doping source, since Si can be transmuted into P by thermal neutron (Neutron Transmutation Doping, NTD). NTD of nanostructure fabricated from Si-enriched materials can serve as a controlled local doping method with tunable dopant concentration, which cannot be realized by conventional doping methods such as ion implantation. In the present study, Si-enriched thin film has been fabricated in order to demonstrate the local NTD. The Si-enriched film with thickness of 100 nm was deposited on the Si(100) substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using Si-enriched SiF as the source gases. The film contains 7.1 % of Si, which is twice higher than that of natural Si. Possible contaminant, fluorine, is lower than 0.6 at.% determined from X-ray photoelectron spectra. Nanostructure of films and changes of electronic properties by the neutron irradiation will also be discussed.
Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32(14), p.2726 - 2729, 2007/09
Times Cited Count:14 Percentile:36.77(Chemistry, Physical)no abstracts in English
Muroga, Masataka*; Suzuki, Hirokazu*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Kikuma, Isao*; Zhuravlev, A. V.; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Terai, Takayuki*
Thin Solid Films, 515(22), p.8197 - 8200, 2007/08
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:31.31(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Semiconducting -FeSi has received much attention as a material for Si-based optoelectronic devices. There are a number of studies on heteroepitaxy of -FeSi film on Si. However, growth experiments of -FeSi film on single crystalline -FeSi substrate have not been investigated yet. Recently, single crystalline -FeSi with large growth facets by solution growth method using Ga solvent. By obtaining a smooth surface on the substrate, we have succeeded in growing -FeSi film on -FeSi(110) substrate using molecular-beam epitaxy.
Goto, Kohei*; Suzuki, Hirokazu*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Kikuma, Isao*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Uchikoshi, Masahito*; Isshiki, Minoru*
Thin Solid Films, 515(22), p.8263 - 8267, 2007/08
Times Cited Count:15 Percentile:55.93(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We have investigated the effect of FeSi source purity on the electrical property of -FeSi grown from solution. A high purity FeSi source avoided a contamination of Cu and W metals was synthesized by melting a high purity Fe (5N) and Si (5N-up) in a quartz ampoule. The -FeSi crystals grown using the high purity FeSi and Zn solvent showed n-type conduction, whereas those grown using the arc-melted FeSi showed p-type. From the SIMS analysis of the grown crystals, we found that dominant impurity concentrations in the p-type crystals were higher than those in the n-type ones.
Yamaguchi, Kenji; Shimura, Kenichiro; Udono, Haruhiko*; Sasase, Masato*; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Shamoto, Shinichi; Hojo, Kiichi
Thin Solid Films, 508(1-2), p.367 - 370, 2006/06
Times Cited Count:12 Percentile:49.71(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Yamaguchi, Kenji; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Hojo, Kiichi; Udono, Haruhiko*
JAERI-Conf 2002-014, 60 Pages, 2003/01
Some silicides are known to be promising as new types of semiconductor, being less hazardous to the environment than conventional compound semiconductors. This seminar was held at Advanced Science Research Center in JAERI (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute) - Tokai on August 5th and 6th, 2002, where 1 invited lecture, 10 oral and 20 poster presentations were given. It was successfully carried out with the participants reaching as many as 70 people, with plenty of fruitful discussion. This summary is the proceedings of the seminar.
Goto, Kohei*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Kikuma, Isao*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Uchikoshi, Masahito*; Isshiki, Minoru*
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Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*; Shamoto, Shinichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi
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Si in natural Si has been widely used for a doping source, since Si can be transmuted into P by thermal neutron (Neutron Transmutation Doping, NTD). NTD of nanostructure fabricated from Si-enriched materials can serve as a controlled local doping method with tunable dopant concentration, which cannot be realized by conventional doping methods such as ion implantation. In the present study, Si-enriched thin film has been fabricated in order to demonstrate the local NTD. The Si-enriched film with thickness of 100 nm was deposited on the Si(100) substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using Si-enriched SiF as the source gases. The film contains 7.1 % of Si, which is twice higher than that of natural Si. Possible contaminant, fluorine, is lower than 0.6 at.% determined from X-ray photoelectron spectra. Nanostructure of films and changes of electronic properties by the neutron irradiation will also be discussed.
Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*; Shamoto, Shinichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi
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Si in natural Si has been widely used for a doping source, since Si can be transmuted into P by thermal neutron (Neutron Transmutation Doping, NTD). In the present study, Si-enriched thin film has been fabricated in order to demonstrate the local NTD. The Si-enriched film with thickness of 100 nm was deposited on the Si(100) substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using Si-enriched SiF as the source gases. Nanostructure of films and changes of electronic properties by the neutron irradiation will be discussed.
Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*; Shamoto, Shinichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi
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Si in natural Si has been widely used for a doping source, since Si can be transmuted into P by thermal neutron (Neutron Transmutation Doping, NTD). In the present study, Si-enriched thin film has been fabricated in order to demonstrate the local NTD. The Si-enriched film with thickness of 100 nm was deposited on the Si(100) substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using Si-enriched SiF as the source gases. Nanostructure of films and changes of electronic properties by the neutron irradiation will be discussed.
Ouchi, Shinji*; Muroga, Masataka*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Kikuma, Isao*
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Thermal preannealing of single crystalline -FeSi substrate for MBE has been investigated to obtain better substrate for homo-epitaxial growth of -FeSi film.
Wakaya, Ippei*; Muroga, Masataka*; Ouchi, Shinji*; Udono, Haruhiko*; Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Kikuma, Isao*
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RHEED observation of surface has been performed on -FeSi single crystals.
Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Udono, Haruhiko*; Shamoto, Shinichi; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi
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Fabrication and estimation of Si-enriched thin films for local neutron transmutation doping has been attempted.
Yamada, Yoichi; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Oba, Hironori; Sasase, Masato*; Esaka, Fumitaka; Udono, Haruhiko*; Yamaguchi, Kenji; Yokoyama, Atsushi; Hojo, Kiichi; Shamoto, Shinichi
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Neutron transmutation doping has been tried by using Si enriched thin film in order to fabricate nano doping devices.