Tetra-sigma bonding adsorption of pyridine on Si(100)-2x1

Abstract

We studied adsorption of pyridine on Si(100) at room temperature using high resolution photoemission spectroscopy (PES) and near edge X-ray adsorption fine structure (NEXAFS) in the partial electron yield (PEY) mode. The Si 2p, C 1s, N 1s spectra of pyridine on Si(100) showed that pyridine is chemisorbed on Si(100)-2 x 1 through the formation of the tetra-sigma-bonded structure with the N atom and three C atoms. NEXAFS was conducted to characterize the adsorption geometry of pyridine on Si(100). The pi* orbital of C=C bond showed a good angle dependence in C K-edge NEXAFS spectra, and we were able to estimate the adsorption angle between chemisorbed pyridine of C=C bond and the Si(100) Surface using an analytical solution of NEXAFS intensity. We find the coexistence of two different tight bridges with the adsorption angles 42 +/- 21 degrees and 45 +/- 21 degrees with almost equal abundance. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.