Abstract
It is shown that at the Al/n-GaAs(110) interface grown in ultrahigh vacuum at -80°C the Fermi level remains unpinned at least up to a 3 monolayer coverage. In contrast, at room temperature the pinning near midgap is established after a deposition of approximately 1 monolayer of Al. The low-temperature behavior is correlated with the growth of a more uniform overlayer which inhibits cluster and defect formation. This result provides a critical test of models of Schottky barrier formation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 919-921 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)