Chemical control over surface atomic structure and electronic properties of III-V semiconductors

Mikhail V. Lebedev

doi:10.1117/12.726476

25 January 2007 Chemical control over surface atomic structure and electronic properties of III-V semiconductors

Mikhail V. Lebedev

Proceedings Volume 6596, Advanced Optical Materials, Technologies, and Devices; 65960Z (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.726476
Event: Advanced Optical Materials, Technologies, and Devices, 2006, Vilnius, Lithuania

Abstract

A new approach to control chemically the atomic structure and electronic properties of III-V compound semiconductors is developed. This approach is based on the modification of chemical properties of anionic adsorbates (such as HS^- ions) prior to their adsorption on the surface. This is achieved through the solvation of the ions with different amphiprotic solvents (water, alcohols). Ab initio quantum-chemical calculations show that the reactivity of solvated HS^- ions depends essentially on composition of the solvation shell: hydrated ions are slightly electrophilic, whereas ions solvated by alcohols are nucleophilic. Mechanism of interaction of such solvated ions with the semiconductor surface depends on the solvent solvating the ion. Experimentally it is found that on adsorption of HS^- ions from different solvents the As-S bonds with solvent-dependent ionicity are formed on the surface. These surfaces possess different ionization energy and electronic properties though now traces of solvent molecules are found in XPS spectra.

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Mikhail V. Lebedev "Chemical control over surface atomic structure and electronic properties of III-V semiconductors", Proc. SPIE 6596, Advanced Optical Materials, Technologies, and Devices, 65960Z (25 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.726476

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