Abstract
The surface structures resulting from the deposition of Sb on the GaAs(111)B-(2 × 2) surface at room temperature followed by annealing, have been studied by high-resolution soft X-ray photoemission (SXPS) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). For depositions at room temperature with no subsequent anneal and for annealing temperatures up to 300°C, Sb islands are formed between which the As trimer-based (2 × 2) substrate reconstruction of the clean GaAs surface is observed. Annealing to temperatures between 350 and 475°C leads to the creation of Sb chain pairs coexisting with regions of Sb trimers. At 500°C an ordered surface is produced, associated with Sb trimers and an As vacancy.
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