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The concentration and chemical state of copper in the subsurface region of Cu/SiO2 composite films obtained by simultaneous magnetron sputtering from two sources (Cu and SiO2) are determined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It is established that copper in the as-grown film is primarily in the form of unoxidized atoms dispersed in a SiO2 matrix. Annealing of the film results in practically no oxidation, but about 70% of the copper atoms condense into metallic clusters with sizes below 10 Å in the subsurface region and about 50 Å in the bulk of the film. The changes in the binding energy of core electrons, and especially in the energies of Auger electrons, are so large in this situation that photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy are efficient methods for monitoring the chemical state of this composite material.
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Gurevich, S.A., Zaraiskaya, T.A., Konnikov, S.G. et al. Investigation of the chemical state of copper in Cu/SiO2 composite films by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Phys. Solid State 39, 1691–1695 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1130141
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