The millimeter-wave and THz frequency (f > 100 GHz) range remains one of the most underdeveloped frequency ranges, even though there are a great number of potential applications in remote sensing, spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics, and communications. This is because the millimeter wave and far-infrared frequency range falls between two other frequency ranges, the microwave frequency range and t...

The chemisorption of bis~trimethylsilyl!methane ~BTM, CH2@Si~CH3!3#2! and dodecamethylcyclohexasilane ~DCS, Si6~CH3!12! on clean Si~100! surfaces has been studied by C 1s core-level and valence-band photoemission spectroscopy. Our model for the deposition of carbon by BTM involves decomposition into a –CH2Si~CH3!3 surface moiety for room-temperature adsorption, which further decomposes upon ann...