Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2003-10-14
Phys. Rev. B 69, 195303 (2004)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
6 pages, 4 figures (only 72dpi)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.69.195303
We use scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and Auger electron spectroscopy to study the behavior of adsorbed phosphine (PH$_{3}$) on Si(001), as a function of annealing temperature, paying particular attention to the formation of the Si-P heterodimer. Dosing the Si(001) surface with ${\sim}$0.002 Langmuirs of PH$_{3}$ results in the adsorption of PH$_{x}$ (x=2,3) onto the surface and some etching of Si to form individual Si ad-dimers. Annealing to 350$^{\circ}$C results in the incorporation of P into the surface layer to form Si-P heterodimers and the formation of short 1-dimensional Si dimer chains and monohydrides. In filled state STM images, isolated Si-P heterodimers appear as zig-zag features on the surface due to the static dimer buckling induced by the heterodimer. In the presence of a moderate coverage of monohydrides this static buckling is lifted, rending the Si-P heterodimers invisible in filled state images. However, we find that we can image the heterodimer at all H coverages using empty state imaging. The ability to identify single P atoms incorporated into Si(001) will be invaluable in the development of nanoscale electronic devices based on controlled atomic-scale doping of Si.
Clark Robert G.
Curson Neil J.
O'Brien Jeremy L.
Oberbeck Lars
Schofield S. R.
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