title: Oxidation of the silicon terminated (1 0 0) diamond surface.
abstract: The oxidation of the silicon terminated (1 0 0) diamond surface is investigated with a combination of high resolution photoelectron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction and near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. The effects of molecular [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] dosing under UHV conditions, as well as exposure to ambient conditions, have been explored. Our findings indicate that the choice of oxidant has little influence over the resulting surface chemistry, and we attribute approximately 85% of the surface oxygen to a peroxide-bridging arrangement. Additionally, oxidation does not alter the silicon-carbon bonding at the surface and therefore the [Formula: see text] reconstruction is still present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sear
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tadich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stacey
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Pakes