Production and characterization of smooth, hydrogen-terminated diamond C(100)
- 5 December 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 65 (23), 2957-2959
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112503
Abstract
We report the production of smooth and well‐ordered C(100) surfaces by exposure to a pure hydrogen plasma. A two domain 2×1 surface reconstruction is observed by low energy electron diffraction with half‐order spots visible using incident electrons with energies as low as 13 eV. High‐resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy reveals a large enhancement in specular reflectivity of low energyelectrons following plasma treatment. The hydrogenated surface is stable in air and free of adsorbed hydrocarbons upon insertion into ultrahigh vacuum.Keywords
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