Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Vol.15, No.4, 876-879, 1997
X-Ray Photoelectron-Spectroscopy Study of GaAs(110) Cleaved in Alcoholic Sulfide Solutions
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to study chemical bonds which appeared on the (110) surface of GaAs after cleavage of the crystal in solutions of sodium sulfide in different alcohols. It has been shown that after such treatment the sulfur atoms are almost exclusively bended gallium atoms. This is conditioned by the electrostatic interaction of sulfur ions in the solution with the surface ions of the crystal lattice of the semiconductor.