Bi. Sysoev et al., INFLUENCE OF THE SURFACE-TREATMENT OF GALLIUM-ARSENIDE IN CHALCOGEN VAPORS ON THE PROPERTIES OF SCHOTTKY BARRIERS IN ME-GAAS STRUCTURES, Semiconductors, 27(1), 1993, pp. 69-71
The electrical properties of Al-GaAs and Au-GaAs structures with inter
mediate layers consisting of A2(III)B3VI compounds formed by treatment
of GaAs substrates in chalcogen vapors have been studied experimental
ly. The height of the Schottky barrier in the Me-GaAs system was found
to depend on the type of chalcogen used in the treatment and, consequ
ently, on the composition of the A2(III)B3VI compound formed on the su
rface of GaAs. The minimum density of the surface electron states in M
e-GaAs structures was reached when the crystal lattice constants of Ga
As and A2(III)B3VI were equal.