Angle-resolved synchrotron photoemission and density functional theory on the iridium modified Si(1 1 1) surface

Oncel, Nuri; Çakır, Deniz; Dil, J. Hugo; Slomski, Bartosz; Landolt, G.

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“…The islands are similar in size and shape; however, island in Figure b have SLD’s, whereas the island in Figure a is flat and featureless. The wetting layer surrounding the island is made out of Ir-ring clusters that form domains on Si(111). , Ring clusters consist of a transition metal surrounded by six Si atoms, three of which directly bind to the transition metal and are called bridging adatoms and the remaining three Si atoms, called the capping adatoms bind two bridging adatoms and one Si substrate atom. The Ir/Si(111) system exhibits Stranski–Krastanov-type growth.…”

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Silicene-Like Domains on IrSi₃ Crystallites

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Recently, silicene, the graphene equivalent of silicon, has attracted a lot of attention due to its compatibility with Si-based electronics. So far, silicene has been epitaxy grown on various crystalline surfaces such as Ag (110), Ag(111), Ir(111), ZrB2(0001) and Au (110) substrates. Here, we present a new method to grow silicene via high temperature surface reconstruction of hexagonal IrSi3 nanocrystals. The h-IrSi3 nanocrystals are formed by annealing thin Ir layers on Si(111) surface. A detailed analysis of the STM images shows the formation of silicene like domains on the surface of some of the IrSi3 crystallites.We studied both morphology and electronic properties of these domains by using both scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and first-principles calculation methods.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Since these substrates are mainly used in semiconductor industry, they can provide a smooth transition from a prototype in a research lab to a consumer product. Some of these structures have high aspect ratios; therefore, they are called nanowires.…”

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On the structural and electronic properties of Ir-silicide nanowires on Si(001) surface

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Oğuz

Çakır

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Journal of Applied Physics

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Iridium (Ir) modified Silicon (Si) (001) surface is studied with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/ Spectroscopy (STM/STS) and Density Functional Theory (DFT). A model for Ir-silicide nanowires based on STM images and ab-initio calculations is proposed. According to our model, the Ir adatom is on the top of the substrate dimer row and directly binds to the dimer atoms. I-V curves measured at 77 K shows that the nanowires are metallic. DFT calculations confirm strong metallic nature of the nanowires. Published by AIP Publishing. [http://dx

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“…However, it can still have some surface contribution. Previously, we studied Ir ring clusters on Si(111) surface extensively [37,38]. Ab-initio density functional theory calculations performed on this surface revealed that below the Fermi level, there is a state associated with Ir atoms embedded in the ring clusters.…”

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Iridium–silicide nanowires on Si(110) surface

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2015

Surface Science

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a b s t r a c tWe studied physical and electronic properties of iridium silicide nanowires grown on the Si(110) surface with the help of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. The nanowires grow along the [001] direction with an average length of about 100 nm. They have a band gap of~0.5 eV and their electronic properties show similarities with the iridium silicide ring clusters formed on Ir modified Si(111) surface.© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Ir (Iridium)-silicides have the lowest (highest) Schottky barrier for holes (electrons) which can be used in various device applications on silicon. For example, among silicides, Pt (Platinum)-silicide/p-doped Silicon (Si) diodes are employed in large focal plane arrays for detection in the medium-wavelength infrared light (3-5 μm) [1]. The Schottky barrier height between Pt-silicide and p-doped Si(001) is about 0.23 eV corresponding to a cutoff wavelength of 5.4 μm [2]. In order to extend the cutoff wavelength, it is necessary to choose interfaces with lower Schottky barrier height. The Schottky barrier height between Irsilicide/p-doped silicon is approximately 0.17 eV corresponding to a cutoff wavelength of 7 μm which makes Ir-silicide a promising material for infrared detector applications [3].As continuous miniaturization challenges lithography techniques in electronics, self-assembly based processes become more attractive. One particularly important self-assembled component is metal-silicide nanowires. These nanowires can function as low-resistance interconnects, as fins in FinFET [4] devices and as nano-electrodes for attaching small electronic components within an integrated circuit. It has already been shown that a variety of metals form self-assembled silicide nanowires on the surface of flat and/or vicinal Si substrates [5][6][7][8][9]. Nanowires can be made up of various elements ranging from Bi [10] and rare-earth metals [11-13] to transition metals [14,15]. In comparison to Si(111) and Si(001) surfaces, Si(110) surface has received relatively less attention because the surface reconstruction is complicated and it is difficult to grow single large domains. However, higher hole mobility in devices fabricated on Si(110) surface and the possibility of employing self-assembled nanowires in various applications have recently increased number of studies on these systems [16][17][18]. Unlike 4-fold symmetric Si(001) surface, Si(110) surface is two-fold symmetric which can lead to formation of nanowires along the same direction. Various studies have already reported the existence of metal-silicide nanowires on Si(110) [6,19,20,[21][22][23]. In this letter, we report the formation of Ir-silicide nanowires.The Si(110) samples used in the Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/ Spectroscopy (STM/STS) experiments were cut from nominally flat 76.2 mm by 0.38 mm, single side-polished n-type (phosphorous doped, R = 1.0-10.0 Ohm-cm) wafers. The samples were mounted on molybdenum holders and contact of the samples to any other metal during preparation and experiment...

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Angle-resolved synchrotron photoemission and density functional theory on the iridium modified Si(1 1 1) surface

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Silicene-Like Domains on IrSi₃ Crystallites

Silicene-Like Domains on IrSi₃ Crystallites

On the structural and electronic properties of Ir-silicide nanowires on Si(001) surface

Iridium–silicide nanowires on Si(110) surface

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Angle-resolved synchrotron photoemission and density functional theory on the iridium modified Si(1 1 1) surface

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Silicene-Like Domains on IrSi3 Crystallites

Silicene-Like Domains on IrSi3 Crystallites

On the structural and electronic properties of Ir-silicide nanowires on Si(001) surface

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