Abstract

A novel approach to the analysis of photoemission core level line shape changes, which occur as a function of temperature, doping level, and metal coverage, is presented. It demonstrates that core level photoemission spectroscopy from semiconductor surfaces and metal-semiconductor interfaces may be affected by barrier height inhomogeneities which can alter the shape of the measured lines. A simple model is used to predict the effect of such local variations on the shape of core level emission. We show that a strong correlation between photoemission data and barrier heights inhomogeneity exists which need to be taken into account in order to correctly interpret photoemission results.

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