Photoemission yield spectroscopy of electronic surface states on germanium (111) surfaces

Abstract

The electronic surface states of cleaved and annealed Ge(111) surfaces have been investigated by photoemission yield spectroscopy and contact potential measurements on a set of differently doped samples. On the 2 × 1 cleaved surface, a surface state band centered about 0.7 eV below the valence band maximum is found. The variations of the work function with the doping level show that an empty surface state band exists above the Fermi level. After annealing at temperatures of the order of 350°C, this surface exhibits a 2 × 8 superstructure. A new surface state band is then found closer to the valence band maximum. This variation of the surface state distribution is correlated to a change in the surface potential. The variation of the electronic characteristics upon oxygen adsorption are also reported and an evaluation of the sticking coefficient is made for both structures.