Trap-Free Heterostructure of PbS Nanoplatelets on InP(001) by Chemical Epitaxy.
ACS nano(2019)
摘要
Semiconductor nanocrystalline heterostructures can be produced by the immersion of semiconductor substrates into an aqueous precursor solution, but this approach usually leads to a high density of interfacial traps. In this work, we study the effect of a chemical passivation of the substrate prior to the nanocrystalline growth. PbS nanoplatelets grown on sulfur-treated InP (001) surfaces at temperature as low as 95°C exhibit abrupt crystalline interfaces that allow a direct and reproducible electron transfer to the InP substrate through the nanometer-thick nanoplatelets with scanning tunnelling spectroscopy. It is in sharp contrast with the less defined interface and the hysteresis of the current-voltage characteristics found without the passivation step. Based on a tunnelling effect occuring at energies below the bandgap of PbS, we show the formation of a type II, trap-free, epitaxial heterointerface, with a quality comparable to that grown on a non-reactive InP (110) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy. Our scheme offers an attractive alternative to the fabrication of semiconductor heterostructures in the gas phase.
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PbS/InP heterostructures,nanocrystals,chemical epitaxy,scanning tunneling spectroscopy,interfacial traps
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