Chin. Phys. Lett.  2010, Vol. 27 Issue (6): 066804    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/6/066804
CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURE, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES |
Modifying Quantum Well States of Pb Thin Films via Interface Engineering

FU Ying-Shuang1,2, JI Shuai-Hua1,2, ZHANG Tong1,2, CHEN Xi2, JIA Jin-Feng2, XUE Qi-Kun2, MA Xu-Cun1


1Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 2Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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FU Ying-Shuang, JI Shuai-Hua, ZHANG Tong et al  2010 Chin. Phys. Lett. 27 066804
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Abstract

We demonstrate the importance of interface modification on improving electron confinement by preparing Pb quantum islands on Si(111) substrates with two different surface reconstructions, i.e., Si(111)-7× 7 and Si(111)-Root3×Root3-Pb (hereafter, 7× 7 and R3). Characterization with scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy shows that growing Pb films directly on a 7×7 surface will generate many interface defects, which makes the lifetime of quantum well states (QWSs) strongly dependent on surface locations. On the other hand, QWSs in Pb films on an R3 surface are well defined with small variations in linewidth on different surface locations and are much sharper than those on the 7×7 surface. We show that the enhancement in quantum confinement is primarily due to the reduced electron-defect scattering at the interface.

Keywords: 68.37.Ef      68.35.Bg      81.15.Hi     
Received: 06 April 2010      Published: 25 May 2010
PACS:  68.37.Ef (Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM))  
  68.35.bg (Semiconductors)  
  81.15.Hi (Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy)  
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