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Investigation of Thin Pd-Ge Layer Formation Using Synchrotron Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoemission Spectroscopy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
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The formation of Pd-Ge layers was studied as a function of deposition and annealing using synchrotron Ultraviolet Photoemission Spectroscopy (UPS). Pd depositions ranging in thickness from 0.5 monolayers (ML) to 44 ML were examined in-situ on Ge (111) cleaved in ultra-high vacuum. The primary reaction components appear to be Pd2Ge and PdGe. Comparison of bulk and surface sensitive Ge 3d core levels for even the highest coverages indicates that Ge segregates to the surface at room temperature. Such low temperature segregation suggests that Ge can diffuse via a rapid diffusion mechanism.
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