2021 年 64 巻 5 号 p. 218-223
The oxidation reaction kinetics on Ti(0001) and Ni(111) surfaces were observed by real-time photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation to investigate the oxidation state and oxide thickness. After the Ti(0001) surface was wholly covered by TiO with a thickness of 1.2 nm, the rapid growth of n-type TiO2 proceeded through the diffusion of Ti4+ ions to the TiO2 surface at 400℃. A saturation of oxygen uptake on the TiO surface indicates that the O2 sticking coefficient on the TiO surface is negligibly small and the segregation of Ti to the TiO surface is a trigger to initiate the TiO2 growth. On the Ni(111) surface at 350℃, a thermally stable NiOx layer was formed preferentially and then the growth of p-type NiO was initiated. The time evolution of NiO thickness was represented by a logarithmic growth model, where the NiO growth is governed by the electron tunneling to the NiO surface.