Thermally grown oxide films on silicon were investigated using ESCA (electron spectrosoopy for chemical analysis). Evidence was obtained which confirmed previous indications from other techniques that there is a transition layer of about 15 or 20A thickness next to the silicon. In this layer the oxide changes from SiO close to the silicon to SiO~ in the rest of the film.
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