Nanoscale dopant-induced dots and potential fluctuations in GaAs
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چکیده
We identified p-type nanoscale dopant-induced dots that are formed by fluctuations of the dopant atom distribution in sufficiently thin GaAs p – n multilayers. Their electronic structure and the resulting potential variations were investigated by cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy as a function of the number of dopant atoms within the dot. We find significant changes in the current–voltage characteristics of the dots compared to spatially nonconfined material, due to a reduced ability to screen the tip’s electric field. This indicates a limited ability to deplete the dots of free holes arising from the presence of confining potentials surrounding the dopant-induced dots. © 2003 American Institute of Physics. @DOI: 10.1063/1.1569419#
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