Electronic structure of Lanthanum induced pi-bonded Seiwatz chains on the Si(111)-(2 x 3) surface

TAYRAN C.

SURFACE SCIENCE, vol.679, pp.214-217, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 679
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.susc.2018.09.015
  • Journal Name: SURFACE SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.214-217
  • Keywords: Density functional theory, Spin-orbit coupling, Surface, Electronic structure, INDUCED RECONSTRUCTIONS, ADSORPTION, DOMAIN, SERIES, EU
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

By using density functional theory, we have studied the atomic and electronic structures of Lanthanum on the chain-like reconstructed Si(111)-(2 x 3) surface with and without spin orbit coupling effect. The Lanthanum atoms are located between the pi-bonded Seiwatz Si-chains at the vicinal region on the surface. The calculated electronic band structure is semiconductor in character and the band gap is calculated value of 0.74 eV. The most of the surface states are related to stabilization of Si dangling bonds by Lanthanum atoms. When including the spin-orbit coupling effect, there is only relatively small splitting in the highest occupied state which is amount of 10.8 meV along the high symmetry points.