Mechanism of HF etching of silicon surfaces: A theoretical understanding of hydrogen passivation.

作者: G. W. Trucks , Krishnan Raghavachari , G. S. Higashi , Y. J. Chabal

DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.65.504

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摘要: Ab initio molecular-orbital theory is used to unravel the mechanism of HF etching leading to hydrogen-passivated silicon surfaces as observed experimentally. Total-energy calculations …

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