Study of the Electronic Surface State of III-V Compounds

Abstract

In the past few years, we have made intensive studies of the physics of compound semiconductor interfaces. This report contains the most important results obtained during the contact period and is divided roughly into three parts dealing with Schottky-barrier formation, oxygen chemisorption, and cesium and cesium oxide overlayers. Following the Overview, Chapter 2 presents a model for the surface structure of GaAs which in now accepted. The next chapter demonstrates that Schottky-barrier pinning is due not to intrinsic surface states but to metal induced extrinsic states. Chapter 4 describes synchrotron radiation studies of Au Schottky-barrier formaton on the IV-V semiconductors and presents a model of Schottky-barrier pinning based on defect formation induced by the Au overlayer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1978
Accession Number
ADA076304

Entities

People

  • William E. Spicer

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Conduction Bands
  • Covalent Bonds
  • Crystal Structure
  • Electron Energy
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Energy Levels
  • Fermi Levels
  • Ionization
  • Materials
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics