1ST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF SULFUR PASSIVATION OF GAAS(001) SURFACES

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OHNO, T [1 ]
SHIRAISHI, K [1 ]
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[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, MUSASHINO ELECT COMMUN LAB, BASIC RES LABS, MUSASHINO, TOKYO 180, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 42卷 / 17期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.42.11194
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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The structural and electronic properties of Ga- and As-terminated GaAs(001)-(1×1) surfaces adsorbed with a monolayer of sulfur have been investigated by using the ab initio pseudopotential method. We found that S atoms adsorb on the bridge site on both GaAs surfaces. It is shown that the surface-state density within the GaAs energy gap is markedly reduced by the S adsorption on the Ga-terminated surface. The reduction of surface states is not found at the As-terminated surface, since an As-S antibonding state appears within the gap. The mechanism of the S passivation has been investigated. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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