THE EFFECT OF A HYDROGEN PLASMA ON THE DIAMOND(110) SURFACE

Authors
MERCER TW RUSSELL JN PEHRSSON PE
Citation
Tw. Mercer et al., THE EFFECT OF A HYDROGEN PLASMA ON THE DIAMOND(110) SURFACE, Surface science, 392(1-3), 1997, pp. 21-26
Citations number
20
Journal title
Surface science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396028
Volume
392
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
21 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6028(1997)392:1-3<21:TEOAHP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Hydrogen plasma processing has become a valuable method for generating smooth C(100) and C(111) surfaces. Herein, the generality of the meth od is examined by applying it to the C(110) surface. Using scanning fo rce microscopy (SFM) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED), it is found that plasma conditions appropriate for smoothing C(100) and C(1 11) result in(lll) faceted pits on the C(110)surface. LEED indicates t hat a freshly polished C(110) surface also consists of (111) facets de spite its optically smooth appearance. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.