Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
A new analysis method using the photoelectron emission yield spectra near threshold has been developed to characterize solid surfaces exposed to ambient air. The application of the analysis method to the yield spectra for a Si (100) wafer surface covered with a native oxide film revealed that three emission peaks are cumulated on the basic yield spectrum line for the silicon. It was indicated that these peaks have a Gaussian-shaped density distribution and the energy levels are located at 5.37, 5.68, and 6.02 eV below the vacuum level, respectively.