Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (1998-2015) Année : 2010

Transverse-momentum selection rules for ballistic electrons at epitaxial metal/GaAs(001) interfaces

Sophie Guézo
Pascal Turban
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Sergio Di Matteo
S. Le Gall
Bruno Lépine
Guy Jézéquel
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We report on ballistic electron-emission spectroscopy on high-quality Au(110)/GaAs(001) and Fe(001)/GaAs(001) Schottky contacts. For the Au(110)/GaAs(001) interface, the ballistic current is characterized by a strong electron injection in the L valley of the GaAs conduction band. This remarkable spectroscopic feature is absent for the Fe(001)/GaAs(001) interface. These observations are explained by the different electronic structures in the two metal layers, assuming conservation of the electron transverse momentum at the metal/semiconductor epitaxial interfaces. Conversely, this comparative study suggests that the technique can be used for the analysis of local electronic states propagating in the metal films.

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hal-00658304 , version 1 (13-03-2020)

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Sophie Guézo, Pascal Turban, Sergio Di Matteo, Philippe Schieffer, S. Le Gall, et al.. Transverse-momentum selection rules for ballistic electrons at epitaxial metal/GaAs(001) interfaces. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (1998-2015), 2010, 81, pp.085319. ⟨10.1103/PHYSREVB.81.085319⟩. ⟨hal-00658304⟩
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