Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of GaAs Surfaces.

Abstract

EPR investigations of GaAs (and other) semiconductor surfaces in this laboratory have yielded unique information about surface wave functions and surface charged sites. This basic information is required for understanding GaAs surfaces covered with cesium and oxygen which are of technological importance in night vision and other devices. To obtain sufficient EPR signal the large surfaces of powders were studied, obtained by crushing in ultra high vacuum. However more detailed information is obtainable from oriented cleaved single crystal surfaces and rather elaborate experimental arrangements have been constructed to obtain such data. The results for GaAs show that the single crystal surface signals are much caused an intensive investigation of the possible differences between powder and single crystal cleaved surfaces. Because of the large and easier to measure signals from silicon, studies were focussed on this material.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010407

Entities

People

  • D. Haneman

Organizations

  • University of New South Wales

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystals
  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
  • High Vacuum
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Night Vision
  • Paramagnetic Resonance
  • Resonance
  • Semiconductors
  • Single Crystals
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene