A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Structure of ordered oxide on InAs(100) surface




AuthorsM P J Punkkinen, P Laukkanen, J Lång, M Kuzmin, J Dahl, H L Zhang, M Pessa, M Guina, L Vitos, K Kokko

PublisherElsevier

Publication year2012

JournalSurface Science

Journal name in sourceSURFACE SCIENCE

Journal acronymSURF SCI

Number in series23-24

Volume606

Issue23-24

First page 1837

Last page1841

Number of pages5

ISSN0039-6028

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2012.07.028


Abstract
It was recently found that oxygen induces ordered reconstructions on several III-V surfaces. The most oxygen-rich reconstruction shows (3x1) periodicity. Based on first-principles investigations, a detailed atomic model is presented for this reconstruction. The uncommon periodicity is attributed to the highly stable In - O - In trilayer below surface which also leads to stabilizing additional bonds within the surface layer. The strain induced by the trilayer is more effectively accommodated within the (3 x 1) reconstruction than within the competing (2 x 1) reconstruction due to smaller number of dimers. It is proposed that the experimentally found semiconductivity is reached by substitutional atoms within the surface layer. Suitable substitution preserves the magnitude of the bulk band gap. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.



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