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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Silicon doping is crucial for semiconductor devices.
  • Conventional doping methods face limitations, especially for nanostructures.
  • Exploring novel doping mechanisms is essential for advanced electronic materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a new n-type doping mechanism for silicon using adsorbed organic cobaltocene molecules.
  • To quantify the charge transfer and its dependence on molecular coverage.
  • To analyze the advantages of this method for nanostructure applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing surface-sensitive core-level photoelectron spectroscopy to monitor band bending.
  • Quantifying electron loss in the cobaltocene adlayer via Co2p core-level spectroscopy.
  • Applying a previously developed model for transfer doping to analyze experimental data.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated n-type transfer doping of silicon by adsorbed cobaltocene (CoCp2*).
  • Quantified transferred charge and band bending as a function of CoCp2* coverage.
  • Determined a molecule-specific negative donor energy of -(0.50±0.15) eV.
  • Achieved a maximum areal density of transferred electrons of 2×10^13 cm^-2.

Conclusions:

  • Organic cobaltocene enables efficient n-type transfer doping of silicon.
  • The process is self-limiting, controlled by a single molecular parameter.
  • This novel doping mechanism presents potential advantages over conventional methods for nanostructures.