Irradiation-induced reactions at the CeO2/SiO2/Si interface

Sapkota, Pitambar; Aprahamian, Ani; Chan, Kwong Yu; Frentz, Bryce; Macon, Kevin T.; Ptasinska, Sylwia; Robertson, Daniel; Manukyan, Khachatur

doi:10.1063/1.5142619

Title: Irradiation-induced reactions at the CeO₂/SiO₂/Si interface

Journal Article · Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142619· OSTI ID:1642347

^[1]; Aprahamian, Ani ^[1]; Chan, Kwong Yu ^[2]; Frentz, Bryce ^[1]; Macon, Kevin T. ^[1];

^[1]; Robertson, Daniel ^[1];

^[1]

Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Univ. of Hong Kong, Pokfulam (Hong Kong)

The influence of high-energy (1.6 MeV) Ar²⁺ irradiation on the interfacial interaction between cerium oxide thin films (~15 nm) with a SiO₂/Si substrate is investigated using transmission electron microscopy, ultrahigh vacuum x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and a carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation catalytic reaction using ambient pressure XPS. The combination of these methods allows probing the dynamics of vacancy generation and its relation to chemical interactions at the CeO₂/SiO₂/Si interface. The results suggest that irradiation causes amorphization of some portion of CeO₂ at the CeO₂/SiO₂/Si interface and creates oxygen vacancies due to the formation of Ce₂O₃ at room temperature. The subsequent ultra-high-vacuum annealing of irradiated films increases the concentration of Ce₂O₃ with the simultaneous growth of the SiO₂ layer. Interactions with CO molecules result in an additional reduction of cerium and promote the transition of Ce₂O₃ to a silicate compound. Furthermore, thermal annealing of thin films exposed to oxygen or carbon monoxide shows that the silicate phase is highly stabile even at 450 °C.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003888; PHY-1713857; FC02-04ER15533

OSTI ID:: 1642347

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 152, Issue 10; ISSN 0021-9606

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Country of Publication:: United States

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