Surface Lifetime in De-oxygenated HF

tbulk = 3.5 ms

s(d.b.) = 10-16cm2

• Dangling bonds reduced by 50%

• Possible link to Wade and Chidsey mechanism

on Si (111):
O2-• + Si-H ? Si• + HO2-

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