Ab initio study of surface electronic structure of phosphorus donor imputiry on Ge(111)-(2×1) surface
S. V. Savinov, A. I. Oreshkin, S. I. Oreshkin+
Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
+Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Abstract
We present the results of numerical modeling of Ge(111)-(2×1) surface
electronic properties in vicinity of P donor impurity atom near the surface. We
show, that despite of well established bulk donor impurity energy level position
at the very bottom of conduction band, surface donor impurity might produce
energy level below Fermi energy, depending on impurity atom local
environment. It was demonstrated, that impurity, located in subsurface atomic
layers, is visible in STM experiment. The quasi-1D character of impurity image,
observed in STM experiments, is confirmed by our computer simulations.