CROSS-SECTIONAL SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY AND SPECTROSCOPY OF PASSIVATED III-V HETEROSTRUCTURES

被引:5
作者
GWO, S
SMITH, AR
CHAO, KJ
SHIH, CK
SADRA, K
STREETMAN, BG
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS, MICROELECTR RES CTR, AUSTIN, TX 78712 USA
[2] UNIV TEXAS, DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN, AUSTIN, TX 78712 USA
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A | 1994年 / 12卷 / 04期
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10.1116/1.578997
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Structural and electronic properties of Al0.3Ga0.7As/GaAs heterojunction and GaAs pn junction systems are investigated by cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (XSTM/S). The cross-sectional samples were prepared by passivating ex situ with a sulfide [(NH4)2S] solution and were transferred into an ultra-high vacuum system for STM/S studies. It is found that passivated samples are advantageous for the measurements of scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The STM/S results and the experimental details are reported.
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