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The oxide of Si(111) formed by electropolishing in dilute ammonium fluoride solution is analysed by photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation. The oxidiclayer is about 3.1 nm thick and contains Si-F-x species as well as oxyfluorides. The oxyfluorides are found preferentially at the electropolishing layer surface. SiOHspecies are concentrated at the oxidic film/substrate interface. The full width half maximum of the Si 2p line indicates that the Si/electropolishing oxide interface issmoother than the Si/natural oxide interface.
We studied two novel electrochemical treatments of CuInS2 solar-cell absorber films, introduced to remove the deleterious segregated CuS phase. Their influence onsurface topography, chemistry and electronic properties was investigated using in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photoclectron spectroscopy, performed inpart at the U49/2 undulator beam line at BESSY II. The results are examined in order to develop an improved understanding of the chemical-electrochemical surfacetransformation processes.