Revealing mechanism of obtaining the valence band maximum via photoelectron spectroscopy in organic halide perovskite single crystals

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 071602
Author(s):  
Meng-Fan Yang ◽  
Jin-Peng Yang
Author(s):  
Г.В. Бенеманская ◽  
М.Н. Лапушкин ◽  
Д.Е. Марченко ◽  
С.Н. Тимошнев

AbstractElectronic structures of the n -GaN(0001) surface and Cs/ n -GaN(0001) interface with submonolayer Cs coverages were studied for the first time in situ by the photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) method. The spectra of photoemission from the valence band, surface electron states, and core levels (Ga 3 d , Cs 4 d , Cs 5 p ) under synchrotron excitation were measured in a range of photon energies within 50–150 eV. Evolution of the spectrum of surface states near the valence-band maximum was revealed by PES during the adsorption of Cs atoms. A metallic character of the Cs/ n -GaN(0001) nano-interface is demonstrated.


1997 ◽  
Vol 482 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Beach ◽  
E.C. Piquette ◽  
R.W. Grant ◽  
T.C. McGill

AbstractAlthough GaN has been extensively studied for applications in both light emitting and high power devices, the AlN/GaN valence band offset remains an area of contention. Values quoted in the literature range from 0.8eV (Martin)[1] to 1.36eV (Waldrop)[2]. This paper details an investigation of the AIN/AlxGa1-xN band offset as a function of alloy composition. We find an AlN/AlxGa1-xN valence band offset that is nearly linear with Al content and an end point offset for AlN/GaN of 1.36 ± 0.1 eV. Samples were grown using radio frequency plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy and characterized with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). Core-level and valence-band XPS data for AIN (0001) and AlxGa1-xN (0001) samples were analyzed to determine core-level to valence band maximum (VBM) energy differences. In addition, oxygen contamination effects were tracked in an effort to improve accuracy. Energy separations of core levels were obtained from AlN/AlxGa1-xN(0001) heterojunctions. From this and the core-level to valence band maximum separations of the bulk materials, valence band offsets were calculated.


1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
pp. 648-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Beach ◽  
E. C. Piquette ◽  
T. C. McGill ◽  
T. J. Watson

The incorporation of oxygen onto the (3×3) reconstructed surface of GaN(0001) has been studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the (3×3) reconstruction corresponds to a fractional Ga adlayer atop a Ga terminated GaN surface. Our measurements indicate a surface coverage of 1.15 ± 0.2 monolayers of relaxed Ga on the surface. The binding energy separation between the relaxed surface Ga3d core level and bulk Ga3d level was measured to be 1.1 ± 0.1 eV. A metallic component extending from the bulk GaN valence band maximum out to 0 eV was also present in the XPS spectrum. The separation between the bulk valence band maximum and the Fermi level of the metallic component was found to be 2.1 ± 0.1 eV. The relaxation of the surface Ga was found to decrease with oxygen exposure indicating Ga-O bonding, with oxygen adsorption terminating at 1.3 ± 0.2 monolayers. The O1s core level was found to have a FWHM of 2.0 ± 0.1 eV.


2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (48) ◽  
pp. 26655-26666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Philippe ◽  
T. Jesper Jacobsson ◽  
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena ◽  
Naresh K. Jena ◽  
Amitava Banerjee ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Beach ◽  
E. C. Piquette ◽  
T. C. McGill ◽  
T. J. Watson

AbstractThe incorporation of oxygen onto the (3x3) reconstructed surface of GaN(0001) has been studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the (3x3) reconstruction corresponds to a fractional Ga adlayer atop a Ga terminated GaN surface. Our measurements indicate a surface coverage of 1.15 ± 0.2 monolayers of relaxed Ga on the surface. The binding energy separation between the relaxed surface Ga3d core level and bulk Ga3d level was measured to be 1.1 ± 0.1 eV. A metallic component extending from the bulk GaN valence band maximum out to 0 eV was also present in the XPS spectrum. The separation between the bulk valence band maximum and the Fermi level of the metallic component was found to be 2.1 ± 0. 1 eV. The relaxation of the surface Ga was found to decrease with oxygen exposure indicating Ga-O bonding, with oxygen adsorption terminating at 1.3 ± 0.2 monolayers. The Ols core level was found to have a FWHM of 2.0 ± 0.1 eV.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun-Chang Liu ◽  
Chen-Min Dai ◽  
Yimeng Min ◽  
Yi Hou ◽  
Andrew H. Proppe ◽  
...  

AbstractIn lead–halide perovskites, antibonding states at the valence band maximum (VBM)—the result of Pb 6s-I 5p coupling—enable defect-tolerant properties; however, questions surrounding stability, and a reliance on lead, remain challenges for perovskite solar cells. Here, we report that binary GeSe has a perovskite-like antibonding VBM arising from Ge 4s-Se 4p coupling; and that it exhibits similarly shallow bulk defects combined with high stability. We find that the deep defect density in bulk GeSe is ~1012 cm−3. We devise therefore a surface passivation strategy, and find that the resulting GeSe solar cells achieve a certified power conversion efficiency of 5.2%, 3.7 times higher than the best previously-reported GeSe photovoltaics. Unencapsulated devices show no efficiency loss after 12 months of storage in ambient conditions; 1100 hours under maximum power point tracking; a total ultraviolet irradiation dosage of 15 kWh m−2; and 60 thermal cycles from −40 to 85 °C.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuo Nakayama ◽  
Masaki Iwashita ◽  
Mitsuru Kikuchi ◽  
Ryohei Tsuruta ◽  
Koki Yoshida ◽  
...  

Homoepitaxial growth of organic semiconductor single crystals is a promising methodology toward the establishment of doping technology for organic opto-electronic applications. In this study, both electronic and crystallographic properties of homoepitaxially grown single crystals of rubrene were accurately examined. Undistorted lattice structures of homoepitaxial rubrene were confirmed by high-resolution analyses of grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) using synchrotron radiation. Upon bulk doping of acceptor molecules into the homoepitaxial single crystals of rubrene, highly sensitive photoelectron yield spectroscopy (PYS) measurements unveiled a transition of the electronic states, from induction of hole states at the valence band maximum at an adequate doping ratio (10 ppm), to disturbance of the valence band itself for excessive ratios (≥ 1000 ppm), probably due to the lattice distortion.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 4422-4427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijing Zhang ◽  
Xiufang Zhu ◽  
Zhihui Wang ◽  
Shan Yun ◽  
Tan Guo ◽  
...  

The uniform distribution of S dopants elevated the valence band maximum by mixing S 3p with the upper valence band states of ZnO. The valence band maxima of S–ZnO was 0.37 eV higher than that of ZnO.


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