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Surface, interfaces, thin films
Development of the physicochemical properties of the GaSb(100) surface in ammonium sulfide solutions
M. V. Lebedeva, T. V. L'vovaa, A. L. Shakhminb, O. V. Rakhimovac, P. A. Dementeva, I. V. Sedovaa a Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg
b Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
c Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"
Abstract:
Various conditions of passivation of the GaSb(100) surface by ammonium sulfide ((NH$_4$)$_2$S) solutions depending on the solution concentration, solvent, and treatment time are investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic-force microscopy. It is shown that treatment of the GaSb(100) surface by any (NH$_4$)$_2$S solution leads to removal of the native oxide layer from the semiconductor surface and the formation of a passivating layer consisting of various gallium and antimony sulfides and oxides. The surface with the lowest roughness (RMS = 0.85 nm) is formed after semiconductor treatment with 4% aqueous ammonium sulfide solution for 30 min. Herewith, the atomic concentration ratio Ga/Sb at the surface is $\sim$2. It is also found that aqueous ammonium sulfide solutions do not react with elemental antimony incorporated into the native-oxide layer. The latter causes a leakage current and Fermi-level pinning at the GaSb(100) surface. However, a 4% (NH$_4$)$_2$S solution in isopropanol removes elemental antimony almost completely; herewith, the semiconductor surface remains stoichiometric if a treatment duration is up to 13 min.
Received: 23.01.2019 Revised: 08.02.2019 Accepted: 12.02.2019
Citation:
M. V. Lebedev, T. V. L'vova, A. L. Shakhmin, O. V. Rakhimova, P. A. Dementev, I. V. Sedova, “Development of the physicochemical properties of the GaSb(100) surface in ammonium sulfide solutions”, Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 53:7 (2019), 908–916; Semiconductors, 53:7 (2019), 892–900
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