Oxidized crystalline (3 × 1)-O surface phases of InAs and InSb studied by high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku (Finland)
- The MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund (Sweden)
The pre-oxidized crystalline (3×1)-O structure of InAs(100) has been recently found to significantly improve insulator/InAs junctions for devices, but the atomic structure and formation of this useful oxide layer are not well understood. We report high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of (3×1)-O on InAs(100) and InSb(100). The findings reveal that the atomic structure of (3×1)-O consists of In atoms with unexpected negative (between −0.64 and −0.47 eV) and only moderate positive (In{sub 2}O type) core-level shifts; highly oxidized group-V sites; and four different oxygen sites. These fingerprint shifts are compared to those of previously studied oxides of III-V to elucidate oxidation processes.
- OSTI ID:
- 22395638
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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