Published in

Elsevier, Surface Science, 13(603), p. 2132-2137

DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2009.04.014

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

A kinetic Monte Carlo study of the initial stage of silicon oxidation: Basic mechanisms-induced partial ordering of the oxide interfacial layer

This paper is available in a repository.
This paper is available in a repository.

Full text: Download

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Red circle
Postprint: archiving forbidden
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

A kinetic Monte Carlo study of the early stage of silicon oxidation is presented. The model assembles the most recently published dedicated surface mechanisms: oxygen incorporations, migrations, charge transfer effects. Simulations of the thermal oxidation at typical manufacturing temperature and pressure conditions are discussed. As revealed recently through Density Functional Theory investigations, we observe hexagonal patterns that can be here extended over the surface giving rise to a new model system of the Si/SiO2 interface as well as new associated specific defects. We show that our simulator is able to reproduce correctly the oxidation states of the silicon atoms which are specific of the Si/SiO2 interface.