Characterization of hydroxyl groups on water-reacted Si (001) -2×1 using synchrotron radiation O 1s core-level spectroscopies and core-excited state density-functional calculations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Carniato, S ^a   Gallet, J J ^a   Rochet, F ^a   Dufour, G ^a   Bournel, F ^a   Rangan, S ^b   Verdini, A ^c   Floreano, L ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

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EID: 34548073564     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.085321     Document Type: Article

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