SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY OF THE REACTION OF NH3 WITH GAAS(110)

被引:7
作者
BROWN, G
WEIMER, M
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[1] Texas A&M Univ, College Station
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1995年 / 13卷 / 04期
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10.1116/1.587877
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The room temperature chemisorption of gaseous NH3 on p-type GaAs(110) has been studied with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Atomic-resolution images confirm that the reaction is nondissociative and occurs between lone-pair electrons of the free molecule and cation dangling bonds at the surface. Because the adsorption complex is uncharged, the microscopic dipole screening produced by a single, tilted ammonia molecule is directly observed. The results agree completely with the predictions of Lewis acid-base chemistry. (C) 1995 American Vacuum Society.
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