In-gap states of In2O3 single crystals investigated by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

The influence of intrinsic point defects on the electronic structure of n‐type In2O3 single crystals grown by two methods, namely chemical vapor transport and from the melt, was examined by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. This method is a very surface sensitive technique for measuring the local den...

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Published in:Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science Applications and materials science, 2014-01, Vol.211 (1), p.59-65
Main Authors: Braun, Dorothee, Scherer, Valentina, Janowitz, Christoph, Galazka, Zbigniew, Fornari, Roberto, Manzke, Recardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
defects
gap states
indium oxide
Point defects
scanning tunneling spectroscopy
Single crystals
Spectrum analysis
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Summary:The influence of intrinsic point defects on the electronic structure of n‐type In2O3 single crystals grown by two methods, namely chemical vapor transport and from the melt, was examined by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. This method is a very surface sensitive technique for measuring the local density of states. So far not resolved states within the fundamental band gap have been observed. The gap states have been studied at different crystals and after several annealing treatments in an oxidizing atmosphere. The spectroscopic results will be compared to state of the art DFT‐calculations revealing hints on the origin of the gap states of In2O3 to be due to oxygen vacancies as well as indium and oxygen interstitials.
ISSN:1862-6300
1862-6319
DOI:10.1002/pssa.201330089