Abstract
Scanning tunneling microscopy images of the Ga-rich GaAs(100)c(8×2)/(4×2) surface exhibit vivid long-range patterns consisting of bright spots (“ghosts”) which are attributed to localized excess charge rather than atomic clusters. The nearly planar geometry of the sp2-hybridized gallium dimer atoms results in localized π states made up of a combination of the Ga pz orbitals. These states in the upper half of the band gap form the lowest unoccupied band. Surface or bulk defects lead to excess negative charge flowing into these localized states. Repulsion between the trapped negative excess charges leads to the observed “ghost” pattern.
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