Abstract
The room temperature oxidation of near noble metal silicides and AuSi alloys has been studied with ESCA. The analysis of metal and silicon core levels shows that oxygens bonds to Si atoms and not to metal atoms. The oxidized Si atoms form a homogeneous SiO 2 layer at the surface and leave underneath a metal rich phase. The generality of the model is discussed.
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