Abstract
Energy distribution of interface states for GaAs-based metal-oxide-semiconductor structure with an ultra-thin silicon oxide layer is obtained from “XPS measurements under bias.” The interface state spectra have peaked-structure at 0.7 and 0.9 eV above the valence band maximum and they are attributed to (++/+) and (+/0) transitions of AsGa antisite defects at the interface. When cyanide treatment (i.e., the immersion in a KCN aqueous solution followed by the rinse in boiling water) is performed after the deposition of the silicon oxide layer, the interface state density is decreased to ∼50%, resulting in the partial unpinning of the Fermi level.
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