Abstract
We examined the infrared spectrum of Si(111) after terminating its surface with silicon monohydride and immersing it in various concentrations of HF solution to induce fluorine adsorption. After immersion in HF solution, a part of the silicon monohydride surface was etched and (100), (010) and (001) steps composed of strained dihydrides appeared. The silicon-hydrogen stretching frequency for the monohydride was shifted by the fluorine adsorption. Angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that fluorine penetrates the silicon lattice as well as exists close to the surface. We conclude that fluorine does not terminate the surface silicon dangling bond but inhabits interstitial sites just below the silicon surface.
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