AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition
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Paper EM+NC-ThM12
Investigation of Negative Electron Affinity in Hydrogen Complex Deactivated Surface of InP:Zn (100)

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 11:40 am, Room 210

Session: Contacts, Interfaces, and Defects in Semiconductors
Presenter: M.D. Williams, Clark Atlanta University
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Ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy is used to investigate the development of negative electron affinity at the surface of hydrogenated Zn doped InP (100). Hydrogen injected into the material electronically passivates the local carrier concentration. Reverse-biased anneals of the InP under ultra-high vacuum show a dramatic change in the work function of the material within a set annealing temperature range suggesting the establishment of negative electron affinity at the surface. The strength of the negative electron affinity is 1.08 eV for a reverse bias field strength of approximately 1875 V/m . This value is consistent with the deactivation energy of the H-Zn complex (1.14 eV) determined previously. Spectral features are also shown to be sensitive to sample temperature. Hydrogen retrapping at the surface limits the effect and it is dependent on surface conditions.