Internal‐state distributions of H2 desorbed from mono‐ and dihydride species on Si(100)

Desorption dynamics of deuterium molecules from the Si(100)-(3x1) dideuteride surface

We measured polar angle (theta)-resolved time-of-flight spectra of D2 molecules desorbing from the Si(100)-(3x1) dideuteride surface. The desorbing D2 molecules exhibit a considerable translational heating with mean desorption kinetic energies of approximately 0.25 eV, which is mostly independent of the desorption angles for 0 degrees<or=theta<or=30 degrees. The observed desorption dynamics of deuterium was discussed along the principle of detailed balance to predict their adsorption dynamics onto the monohydride Si surface.