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Near-Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Examination of Chemical Bonding in Sputter Deposited Boron and Boron-Nitride Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

A.F. Jankowski ,
I. Jimenez ,
J.P. Hayes ,
D.K. Shuh ,
W.M. Tong ,
D.G.J. Sutherland ,
J.A. Carlisle ,
L.J. Terminello  and
F.J. Himpsel
A.F. Jankowski
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science, Livermore, CA 94550
I. Jimenez
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
J.P. Hayes
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science, Livermore, CA 94550
D.K. Shuh
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
W.M. Tong
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
D.G.J. Sutherland
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science, Livermore, CA 94550
J.A. Carlisle
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science, Livermore, CA 94550
L.J. Terminello
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science, Livermore, CA 94550
F.J. Himpsel
Affiliation:
T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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Abstract

Near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) is used to examine the chemical bonding in boron and boron-nitride films sputter deposited from a fully-dense, pure boron target. Reactive sputtering is used to prepare the boron-nitride and multilayered films. Although the process of sputter deposition often produces films that lack long range order, NEXAFS reveals the distinguishing features of sp2 and sp3 hybridization that are associated with different crystalline structures. The sensitivity of NEXAFS to local order further provides details in bonding modifications that exist in these films.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 437: Symposium DD – Applications of Synchrotron Radiation to III , 1996 , 207
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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