Abstract
The evolution of silicon carbide 0001 surface reconstruction upon annealing has been studied by Si K-edge near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structure NEXAFS. With the increase in annealing temperature, the fluorescence yield of Si K-edge NEXAFS clearly indicates an increase in disorder of Si atoms in the much deeper interior beneath the surface due to out diffusion of Si atoms to the surface forming increased Si vacancies. The concentration of Si vacancies beneath the epitaxial graphene formed by high-temperature annealing of SiC is estimated to be as high as 15% to a depth of several micrometers. As acceptors in SiC, the high concentration of Si vacancies could have a significant impact on the electronic properties of epitaxial graphene by chargetransfer doping from the substrate and the introduction of interface states.
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