Photoemission study of Au Schottky-barrier formation on GaSb, GaAs, and InP using synchrotron radiation

Abstract
Photoemission spectroscopy, constant-final-state spectroscopy, and ion-depth profiling techniques were applied to the study of the formation of Au Schottky barrier on cleaved GaSb, GaAs, and InP. It is found that the deposited Au interacts strongly with the semiconductors, causing decomposition of their surfaces. Further, the Fermi-level pinning is nearly complete at