ANOMALOUS BANDBENDING IN METAL INP INTERFACE FORMATION

被引:3
作者
MCGOVERN, IT
STEPHENS, C
FIVES, K
WHITTLE, R
CIMINO, R
ZAHN, DRT
BRAUN, W
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK GESELL,FRITZ HABER INST,W-1000 BERLIN 33,GERMANY
[2] TECH UNIV BERLIN,INST FESTKORPERPHYS,W-1000 BERLIN 12,GERMANY
[3] BESSY GMBH,W-1000 BERLIN 33,GERMANY
关键词
SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHOTOEMISSION; INP(110);
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(91)91032-S
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (SXPS) is the favourite means of probing Schottky barrier formation at metal-semiconductor interfaces. Recent measurements on the silver/gallium-phosphide interface have demonstrated that bandbending measurements in SXPS can be distorted by a "surface photovoltage" effect (SPV). We report similar effects at metal/indium-phosphide interfaces. Correcting for the effect (which is only possible when the adlayer can provide a metallic Fermi edge) leads to a more consistent profile of induced bandbending, although some anomalies remain. A post hoc examination has been made of the SPV dependence on temperature, doping and metal coverage.
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页码:447 / 452
页数:6
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