Enhancement of hydrogenation of materials encapsulated by an oxide

摘要

A method for enhancing hydrogenation of oxide-encapsulated materials includes forming an injection layer having a low reflectivity of monatomic hydrogen on an oxide-encapsulated material, and hydrogenating the material with an atomic hydrogen source such as a hydrogen plasma. The method results in a significant decrease in hydrogenation time required to passivate the oxide-encapsulated materials.