Abstract
The surface electric field in GaP(001) passivated with aqueous and alcoholic sulfide solutions is studied by reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy using data on the surface chemical and electronic structure obtained by synchrotron-radiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Treatment of n-GaP(001) surface with a sulfide solution decreases the surface electric field depending on sulfide solution composition. In particular, passivation with the solution of ammonium sulfide in 2-propyl alcohol turns the total surface electric field almost to zero, while passivation with the aqueous ammonium sulfide solution reduces the surface electric field in a lesser extent. On the other hand, sulfide treatment of p-GaP(001) surface enhances the surface electric field dramatically and this enhancement is nearly independent of the sulfide solution composition. Such changes in the surface electric field can be related to the modification of the dipole associated with chemical bonds in the passivating layer.
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