Research Article

Growth Mechanism and Surface Structure of Ge Nanocrystals Prepared by Thermal Annealing of Cosputtered GeSiO Ternary Precursor

Figure 7

XPS spectra of Ge-ncs:SiO2 annealed at 670°C for 25 min. The small hump indicated by dashed ellipse is related to the Ge suboxide species ( ).
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