@phdthesis{Stuehler2023, author = {St{\"u}hler, Rudolf Raul Albert}, title = {Growth and Spectroscopy of the Two-dimensional Topological Insulator Bismuthene on SiC(0001)}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-32008}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-320084}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2023}, abstract = {A plethora of novel material concepts are currently being investigated in the condensed matter research community. Some of them hold promise to shape our everyday world in a way that silicon-based semiconductor materials and the related development of semiconductor devices have done in the past. In this regard, the last decades have witnessed an explosion of studies concerned with so called ''quantum materials'' with emerging novel functionalities. These could eventually lead to new generations of electronic and/or spintronic devices. One particular material class, the so called topological materials, play a central role. As far as their technological applicability is concerned, however, they are still facing outstanding challenges to date. Predicted for the first time in 2005 and experimentally verified in 2007, two-dimensional topological insulators (2D TIs) (a.k.a. quantum spin Hall insulators) exhibit the outstanding property of hosting spin-polarized metallic states along the boundaries of the insulating 2D bulk material, which are protected from elastic single-particle backscattering and give rise to the quantum spin Hall effect (QSHE). Owing to these peculiar properties the QSHE holds promise for dissipationless charge and/or spin transport. However, also in today's best 2D TIs the observation of the QSHE is still limited to cryogenic temperatures of maximum 100 K. Here, the discovery of bismuthene on SiC(0001) has marked a milestone towards a possible realization of the QSHE at or beyond room-temperature owing to the massively increased electronic bulk energy gap on the order of 1 eV. This thesis is devoted to and motivated by the goal of advancing its synthesis and to build a deeper understanding of its one-particle and two-particle electronic properties that goes beyond prior work. Regarding the aspect of material synthesis, an improved growth procedure for bismuthene is elaborated that increases the domain size of the material considerably (by a factor of ≈ 3.2 - 6.5 compared to prior work). The improved film quality is an important step towards any future device application of bismuthene, but also facilitates all further basic studies of this material. Moreover, the deposition of magnetic transition metals (Mn and Co) on bismuthene is investigated. Thereby, the formation of ordered magnetic Bi-Mn/Co alloys is realized, their structure is resolved with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and their pristine electronic properties are resolved with scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) and photoemission spectroscopy (PES). It is proposed that these ordered magnetic Bi-Mn/Co-alloys offer the potential to study the interplay between magnetism and topology in bismuthene in the future. In this thesis, a wide variety of spectroscopic techniques are employed that aim to build an understanding of the single-particle, as well as two-particle level of description of bismuthene's electronic structure. The techniques involve STS and angle-resolved PES (ARPES) on the one hand, but also optical spectroscopy and time-resolved ARPES (trARPES), on the other hand. Moreover, these experiments are accompanied by advanced numerical modelling in form of GW and Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations provided by our theoretical colleagues. Notably, by merging many experimental and theoretical techniques, this work sets a benchmark for electronic structure investigations of 2D materials in general. Based on the STS studies, electronic quasi-particle interferences in quasi-1D line defects in bismuthene that are reminiscent of Fabry-P{\´e}rot states are discovered. It is shown that they point to a hybridization of two pairs of helical boundary modes across the line defect, which is accompanied by a (partial) lifting of their topological protection against elastic single-particle backscattering. Optical spectroscopy is used to reveal bismuthene's two-particle elecronic structure. Despite its monolayer thickness, a strong optical (two-particle) response due to enhanced electron-hole Coulomb interactions is observed. The presented combined experimental and theoretical approach (including GW and Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations) allows to conclude that two prominent optical transitions can be associated with excitonic transitions derived from the Rashba-split valence bands of bismuthene. On a broader scope this discovery might promote further experiments to elucidate links of excitonic and topological physics. Finally, the excited conduction band states of bismuthene are mapped in energy and momentum space employing trARPES on bismuthene for the first time. The direct and indirect band gaps are succesfully extracted and the effect of excited charge carrier induced gap-renormalization is observed. In addition, an exceptionally fast excited charge carrier relaxation is identified which is explained by the presence of a quasi-metallic density of states from coupled topological boundary states of domain boundaries.}, subject = {Topologischer Isolator}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Reis2022, author = {Reis, Felix}, title = {Realization and Spectroscopy of the Quantum Spin Hall Insulator Bismuthene on Silicon Carbide}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-25825}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-258250}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Topological matter is one of the most vibrant research fields of contemporary solid state physics since the theoretical prediction of the quantum spin Hall effect in graphene in 2005. Quantum spin Hall insulators possess a vanishing bulk conductivity but symmetry-protected, helical edge states that give rise to dissipationless charge transport. The experimental verification of this exotic state of matter in 2007 lead to a boost of research activity in this field, inspired by possible ground-breaking future applications. However, the use of the quantum spin Hall materials available to date is limited to cryogenic temperatures owing to their comparably small bulk band gaps. In this thesis, we follow a novel approach to realize a quantum spin Hall material with a large energy gap and epitaxially grow bismuthene, i.e., Bi atoms adopting a honeycomb lattice, in a \((\sqrt{3}\times\sqrt{3})\) reconstruction on the semiconductor SiC(0001). In this way, we profit both from the honeycomb symmetry as well as the large spin-orbit coupling of Bi, which, in combination, give rise to a topologically non-trivial band gap on the order of one electronvolt. An in-depth theoretical analysis demonstrates that the covalent bond between the Si and Bi atoms is not only stabilizing the Bi film but is pivotal to attain the quantum spin Hall phase. The preparation of high-quality, unreconstructed SiC(0001) substrates sets the basis for the formation of bismuthene and requires an extensive procedure in ultra-pure dry H\(_2\) gas. Scanning tunneling microscopy measurements unveil the (\(1\times1\)) surface periodicity and smooth terrace planes, which are suitable for the growth of single Bi layers by means of molecular beam epitaxy. The chemical configuration of the resulting Bi film and its oxidation upon exposure to ambient atmosphere are inspected with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy reveals the excellent agreement of probed and calculated band structure. In particular, it evidences a characteristic Rashba-splitting of the valence bands at the K point. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy probes signatures of this splitting, as well, and allows to determine the full band gap with a magnitude of \(E_\text{gap}\approx0.8\,\text{eV}\). Constant-current images and local-density-of-state maps confirm the presence of a planar honeycomb lattice, which forms several domains due to different, yet equivalent, nucleation sites of the (\(\sqrt{3}\times\sqrt{3}\))-Bi reconstruction. Differential conductivity measurements demonstrate that bismuthene edge states evolve at atomic steps of the SiC substrate. The probed, metallic local density of states is in agreement with the density of states expected from the edge state's energy dispersion found in density functional theory calculations - besides a pronounced dip at the Fermi level. By means of temperature- and energy-dependent tunneling spectroscopy it is shown that the spectral properties of this suppressed density of states are successfully captured in the framework of the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory and most likely originate from enhanced electronic correlations in the edge channel.}, subject = {Zweidimensionales Material}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kissner2022, author = {Kißner, Katharina}, title = {Manipulation of electronic properties in strongly correlated Cerium-based surface alloys}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-27306}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-273067}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Photoelectron spectroscopy proves as a versatile tool for investigating various aspects of the electronic structure in strongly correlated electron systems. Influencing the manifestation of strong correlation in Ce-based surface alloys is the main task of this work. It is shown, that the manifestation of the Kondo ground state is influenced by a multitude of parameters such as the choice of the metal binding partner in binary Ce compounds, the surface alloy layer thickness and accompanying variations in the lattice structure as well as the interfaces to substrate or vacuum. Gaining access to these parameters allows to directly influence essential state variables, such as the f level occupancy nf or the Kondo temperature TK. The center of this work are the intermetallic thin films of CePt5/Pt(111) and CeAgx/Ag(111). By utilizing different excitation energies, photoemission spectroscopy provides access to characteristic features of Kondo physics in the valence band, such as the Kondo resonance and its spin-orbit partner at the Fermi level, as well as the multiplet structure of the Ce 3d core levels. In this work both approaches are applied to CePt5/Pt(111) to determine nf and TK for a variety of surface alloy layer thicknesses. A temperature dependent study of the Ce 3d core levels allows to determine the systems TK for the different layer thicknesses. This leads to TK ≈200-270K in the thin layer thickness regime and TK >280K for larger layer thicknesses. These results are confirmed by fitting the Ce 3d multiplet based on the Gunnarsson-Sch{\"o}nhammer formalism for core level spectroscopy and additionally by valence band photoemission spectra of the respective Kondo resonances. The influence of varying layer thickness on the manifestation of strong correlation is subsequently studied for the surface alloy CeAgx/Ag(111). Furthermore, the heavy element Bi is added, to investigate the effects of strong spin-orbit coupling on the electronic structure of the surface alloy.}, subject = {Korrelation}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Metzger2021, author = {Metzger, Christian Thomas Peter}, title = {Development of photoemission spectroscopy techniques for the determination of the electronic and geometric structure of organic adsorbates}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-22952}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229525}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The projects presented in this thesis cover the examination of the electronic and structural properties of organic thin films at noble metal-organic interfaces. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy is used as the primary investigative tool due to the connection of the emitted photoelectrons to the electronic structure of the sample. The surveyed materials are of relevance for fundamental research and practical applications on their own, but also serve as archetypes for the photoemission techniques presented throughout the four main chapters of this thesis. The techniques are therefore outlined with their adaptation to other systems in mind and a special focus on the proper description of the final state. The most basic description of the final state that is still adequate for the evaluation of photoemission data is a plane wave. Its simplicity enables a relatively intuitive interpretation of photoemission data, since the initial and final state are related to one another by a Fourier transform and a geometric factor in this approximation. Moreover, the initial states of some systems can be reconstructed in three dimensions by combining photoemission measurements at various excitation energies. This reconstruction can even be carried out solely based on experimental data by using suitable iterative algorithms. Since the approximation of the final state in the photoemission process by a plane wave is not valid in all instances, knowledge on the limitations of its applicability is indispensable. This can be gained by a comparison to experimental data as well as calculations with a more detailed description of the photoemission final state. One possible appraoch is based on independently emitting atoms where the coherent superposition of partial, atomic final states produces the total final state. This approach can also be used for more intricate studies on organic thin films. To this end, experimental data can be related to theoretical calculations to gain extensive insights into the structural and electronic properties of molecules in organic thin films.}, subject = {ARPES}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Scheiderer2019, author = {Scheiderer, Philipp}, title = {Spectroscopy of Prototypical Thin Film Mott Materials}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-18635}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-186358}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The rich phase diagram of transition metal oxides essentially roots in the many body physics arising from strong Coulomb interactions within the underlying electron system. Understanding such electronic correlation effects remains challenging for modern solid state physics, therefore experimental data is required for further progress in the field. For this reason, spectroscopic investigations of prototypical correlated materials are the scope of this thesis. The experimental methods focus on photoelectron spectroscopy, and the test materials are the correlated metal SrVO\(_3\) and the Mott insulator LaTiO\(_3\), both of which are fabricated as high quality thin films. In SrVO\(_3\) thin films, a reduction of the film thickness induces a dimensional crossover from the metallic into the Mott insulating phase. In this thesis, an extrinsic chemical contribution from a surface over-oxidation is revealed that emerges additionally to the intrinsic change of the effective bandwidth usually identified to drive the transition. The two contributions are successfully disentangled by applying a capping layer that prevents the oxidation, allowing for a clean view on the dimensional crossover in fully stoichiometric samples. Indeed, these stoichiometric layers exhibit a higher critical thickness for the onset of the metallic phase than the bare and therefore over-oxidized thin films. For LaTiO\(_3\) thin films, the tendency to over-oxidize is even stronger. An uncontrolled oxygen diffusion from the substrate into the film is found to corrupt the electronic properties of LaTiO\(_3\) layers grown on SrTiO\(_3\). The Mott insulating phase is only detected in stoichiometric films fabricated on more suitable DyScO\(_3\) substrates. In turn, it is demonstrated that a \(controlled\) incorporation of excess oxygen ions by increasing the oxygen growth pressure is an effective way of \(p\) doping the material which is used to drive the band filling induced Mott transition. Gaining control of the oxygen stoichiometry in both materials allows for a systematic investigation of correlation effects in general and of the Mott transition in particular. The investigations are realized by various photoelectron spectroscopy techniques that provide a deep insight into the electronic structure. Resonant photoemission not only gives access to the titanium and vanadium related partial density of states of the valence band features, but also shows how the corresponding signal is enhanced by tuning the photon energy to the \(L\) absorption threshold. The enhanced intensity turns out to be very helpful for probing the Fermi surface topology and band dispersions by means of angular-resolved photoemission. The resulting momentum resolved electronic structure verifies central points of the theoretical description of the Mott transition, viz. the renormalization of the band width and a constant Luttinger volume in a correlated metal as the Mott phase is approached.}, subject = {{\"U}bergangsmetalloxide}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Fiedler2018, author = {Fiedler, Sebastian}, title = {Strukturelle und elektronische Zusammenh{\"a}nge von inversionsasymmetrischen Halbleitern mit starker Spin-Bahn-Kopplung; BiTeX (X =I, Br, Cl)}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-155624}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der Untersuchung und Manipulation von Halbleitern, bei denen die Spin-Bahn-Kopplung (SBK) in Kombination mit einem Bruch der strukturellen Inversionssymmetrie zu einer impulsabh{\"a}ngigen Spinaufspaltung der Bandstruktur f{\"u}hrt. Von besonderem Interesse ist hierbei der Zusammenhang zwischen der spinabh{\"a}ngigen elektronischen Struktur und der strukturellen Geometrie. Dieser wird durch eine Kombination komplement{\"a}rer, oberfl{\"a}chensensitiver Messmethoden - insbesondere Rastertunnelmikroskopie (STM) und Photoelektronenspektroskopie (PES) - an geeigneten Modellsystemen untersucht. Der experimentelle Fokus liegt dabei auf den polaren Halbleitern BiTeX (X =I, Br, Cl). Zus{\"a}tzliche Experimente werden an d{\"u}nnen Schichten der topologischen Isolatoren (TI) Bi1,1-xSb0;9+xSe3 (x = 0. . . 1,1) und Bi2Te2Se durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die inversionsasymmetrische Kristallstruktur in BiTeX f{\"u}hrt zur Existenz zweier nicht-{\"a}quivalenter Oberfl{\"a}chen mit unterschiedlicher Terminierung (Te oder X) und invertierter atomarer Stapelfolge. STM-Aufnahmen der Oberfl{\"a}chen gespaltener Einkristalle belegen f{\"u}r BiTeI(0001) eine Koexistenz beider Terminierungen auf einer L{\"a}ngenskala von etwa 100 nm, die sich auf Stapelfehler im Kristallvolumen zur{\"u}ckf{\"u}hren lassen. Diese Dom{\"a}nen sind groß genug, um eine vollst{\"a}ndig entwickelte Banddispersion auszubilden und erzeugen daher eine Kombination der Bandstrukturen beider Terminierungen bei r{\"a}umlich integrierenden Messmethoden. BiTeBr(0001) und BiTeCl(0001) hingegen zeichnen sich durch homogene Terminierungen auf einer makroskopischen L{\"a}ngenskala aus. Atomar aufgel{\"o}ste STM-Messungen zeigen f{\"u}r die drei Systeme unterschiedliche Defektdichten der einzelnen Lagen sowie verschiedene strukturelle Beeinflussungen durch die Halogene. PES-Messungen belegen einen starken Einfluss der Terminierung auf verschiedene Eigenschaften der Oberfl{\"a}chen, insbesondere auf die elektronische Bandstruktur, die Austrittsarbeit sowie auf die Wechselwirkung mit Adsorbaten. Die unterschiedliche Elektronegativit{\"a}t der Halogene resultiert in verschieden starken Ladungs{\"u}berg{\"a}ngen innerhalb der kovalent-ionisch gebundenen BiTe+ X- Einheitszelle. Eine erweiterte Analyse der Oberfl{\"a}cheneigenschaften ist durch die Bedampfung mit Cs m{\"o}glich, wobei eine {\"A}nderung der elektronischen Struktur durch die Wechselwirkung mit dem Alkalimetall studiert wird. Modifiziert man die Kristallstruktur sowie die chemische Zusammensetzung von BiTeI(0001) nahe der Oberfl{\"a}che durch Heizen im Vakuum, bewirkt dies eine Ver{\"a}nderung der Bandstruktur in zwei Schritten. So f{\"u}hrt zun{\"a}chst der Verlust von Iod zum Verlust der Rashba-Aufspaltung, was vermutlich durch eine Aufhebung der Inversionsasymmetrie in der Einheitszelle verursacht wird. Anschließend bildet sich eine neue Kristallstruktur, die topologisch nichttriviale Oberfl{\"a}chenzust{\"a}nde hervorbringt. Der Umordnungsprozess betrifft allerdings nur die Kristalloberfl{\"a}che - im Volumen bleibt die inversionsasymmetrische Einheitszelle erhalten. Einem derartigen Hybridsystem werden bislang unbekannte elektronische Eigenschaften vorausgesagt. Eine systematische Untersuchung von D{\"u}nnschicht-TIs, die mittels Molekularstrahlepitaxie (MBE) erzeugt wurden, zeigt eine Ver{\"a}nderung der Morphologie und elektronischen Struktur in Abh{\"a}ngigkeit von St{\"o}chiometrie und Substrat. Der Vergleich zwischen MBE und gewachsenen Einkristallen offenbart deutliche Unterschiede. Bei einem der D{\"u}nnschichtsysteme tritt sogar eine lokal inhomogene Zustandsdichte im Bindungsenergiebereich des topologischen Oberfl{\"a}chenzustands auf.}, subject = {Rashba-Effekt}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Graus2018, author = {Graus, Martin}, title = {Anwendung und Weiterentwicklung der Orbitaltomographie}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-163194}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Als Orbitaltomographie wird eine junge Methode innerhalb der Photoelektronenspektrokopie bezeichnet, welche es erm{\"o}glicht, Molek{\"u}lorbitale mit hoher Ortsaufl{\"o}sung abzubilden. Hierf{\"u}r werden die zu untersuchenden Molek{\"u}le durch elektromagnetische Strahlung angeregt und die mittels Photoeffekt emittierten Elektronen hinsichtlich ihres Impulses und ihrer kinetischen Energie charakterisiert. Moderne Photoemissionsexperimente erlauben die simultane Vermessung des gesamten Impulshalbraumes oberhalb der Probe. Die detektierte Intensit{\"a}tsverteilung stellt dann unter bestimmten Bedingungen das Betragsquadrat eines hemisph{\"a}rischen Schnittes durch den Fourierraum des spektroskopierten Orbitals dar, wobei der Radius der Hemisph{\"a}re von der Energie der anregenden Strahlung abh{\"a}ngt. Bei den in dieser Arbeit untersuchten Systemen handelt es sich um adsorbierte Molek{\"u}le, die hochgeordnete Schichten auf kristallinen Edelmetalloberfl{\"a}chen bilden. Im Fall eindom{\"a}nigen Wachstums liefern die parallel orientierten Molek{\"u}le identische Photoemissionssignale. Kommt es hingegen zur Ausbildung von Rotations- und Spiegeldom{\"a}nen, stellt die gemessene Impulsverteilung eine Superposition der unterschiedlichen Einzelbeitr{\"a}ge dar. Somit lassen sich R{\"u}ckschl{\"u}sse auf die Orientierungen der Molek{\"u}le auf den Substraten ziehen. Diese Charakterisierung molekularer Adsorptionsgeometrien wird anhand verschiedener Modellsysteme vorgestellt. Variiert man die Energie der anregenden Strahlung und somit den Radius der hemisph{\"a}rischen Schnitte durch den Impulsraum, ist es m{\"o}glich den Fourierraum des untersuchten Molek{\"u}lorbitals dreidimensional abzubilden. Kombiniert man die gemessenen Intensit{\"a}ten mit Informationen {\"u}ber die Phase der Wellenfunktion im Impulsraum, die durch zus{\"a}tzliche Experimente oder rechnerisch gewonnen werden k{\"o}nnen, l{\"a}sst sich durch eine Fouriertransformation ein dreidimensionales Bild des Orbitals generieren, wie Schritt f{\"u}r Schritt gezeigt wird. Im Zuge eines Photoemissionsprozesses kann das Molek{\"u}l in einen angeregten vibronischen Zustand {\"u}bergehen. Mittels Photoemissionsexperimenten mit hoher Energieaufl{\"o}sung lassen sich Unterschiede zwischen den Impulsverteilungen der schwingenden Molek{\"u}le und denen im vibronischen Grundzustand feststellen. Ein Vergleich der Messdaten mit Simulationen kann die Identifikation der angeregten Schwingungsmode erm{\"o}glichen, was eine neue Methode darstellt, Erkenntnisse {\"u}ber die Elektron-Phonon-Kopplung in molekularen Materialien zu gewinnen.}, subject = {ARPES}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Lutz2018, author = {Lutz, Peter}, title = {Surface and Interface Electronic Structure in Ferroelectric BaTiO\(_3\)}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-159057}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Transition metal oxides (TMO) represent a highly interesting material class as they exhibit a variety of different emergent phenomena including multiferroicity and superconductivity. These effects result from a significant interplay of charge, spin and orbital degrees of freedom within the correlated d-electrons. Oxygen vacancies (OV) at the surface of certain d0 TMO release free charge carriers and prompt the formation of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Barium titanate (BaTiO3) is a prototypical and promising d0 TMO. It displays ferroelectricity at room temperature and features several structural phase transitions, from cubic over tetragonal (at room temperature) and orthorhombic to rhombohedral. The spontaneous electric polarization in BaTiO3 can be used to manipulate the physical properties of adjacent materials, e.g. in thin films. Although the macroscopic properties of BaTiO3 are studied in great detail, the microscopic electronic structure at the surface and interface of BaTiO3 is not sufficiently understood yet due to the complex interplay of correlation within the d states, oxygen vacancies at the surface, ferroelectricity in the bulk and the structural phase transitions in BaTiO3. This thesis investigates the electronic structure of different BaTiO3 systems by means of angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES). The valence band of BaTiO3 single crystals is systematically characterized and compared to theoretical band structure calculations. A finite p-d hybridization of titanium and oxygen states was inferred at the high binding energy side of the valence band. In BaTiO3 thin films, the occurrence of spectral weight near the Fermi level could be linked to a certain amount of OV at the surface which effectively dopes the host system. By a systematic study of the metallic surface states as a function of temperature and partial oxygen pressure, a model was established which reflects the depletion and accumulation of charge carriers at the surface of BaTiO3. An instability at T ~ 285K assumes a volatile behavior of these surface states. The ferroelectricity in BaTiO3 allows a control of the electronic structure at the interface of BaTiO3-based heterostructures. Therefore, the interface electronic structure of Bi/BaTiO3 was studied with respect to the strongly spin-orit coupled states in Bi by also including a thickness dependent characterization. The ARPES results, indeed, confirm the presence of Rashba spin-split electronic states in the bulk band gap of the ferroelectric substrate. By varying the film thickness in Bi/BaTiO3, it was able to modify the energy position and the Fermi vector of the spin-split states. This observation is associated with the appearance of an interface state which was observed for very low film thickness. Both spectral findings suggest a significant coupling between the Bi films and BaTiO3.}, subject = {Bariumtitanat}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Maass2017, author = {Maaß, Henriette}, title = {Spin-dependence of angle-resolved photoemission from spin-orbit split surface states}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151025}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy is the prime method to investigate spin polarized electronic states at solid state surfaces. In how far the spin polarization of an emitted photoelectron reflects the intrinsic spin character of an electronic state is the main question in the work at hand. It turns out that the measured spin polarization is strongly influenced by experimental conditions, namely by the polarization of the incoming radiation and the excitation energy. The photoemission process thus plays a non-negligible role in a spin-sensitive measurement. This work is dedicated to unravel the relation between the result of a spin-resolved measurement and the spin character in the ground state and, therefore, to gain a deep understanding of the spin-dependent photoemission process. Materials that exhibit significant spin-splittings in their electronic structure, owing to a strong spin-orbit coupling, serve as model systems for the investigations in this work. Therefore, systems with large Rashba-type spin-splittings as BiTeI(0001) and the surface alloys BiAg2/Ag(111) and PbAg2/Ag(111) are investigated. Likewise, the surface electronic structure of the topological insulators Bi2Te2Se(0001) and Bi2Te3(0001) are analyzed. Light polarization dependent photoemission experiments serve as a probe of the orbital composition of electronic states. The knowledge of the orbital structure helps to disentangle the spin-orbital texture inherent to the different surface states, when in addition the spin-polarization is probed. It turns out that the topological surface state of Bi2Te2Se(0001) as well as the Rashba-type surface state of BiTeI(0001) exhibit chiral spin-textures associated with the p-like in-plane orbitals. In particular, opposite chiralities are coupled to either tangentially or radially aligned p-like orbitals, respectively. The results presented here are thus evidence that a coupling between spin- and orbital part of the wave function occurs under the influence of spin-orbit coupling, independent of the materials topology. Systematic photon energy dependent measurements of the out-of-plane spin polarization of the topological surface state of Bi2Te3(0001) reveal a strong dependence and even a reversal of the sign of the photoelectron spin polarization with photon energy. Similarly, the measured spin component perpendicular to the wave vector of the surface state of BiAg2/Ag(111) shows strong modulations and sign reversals when the photon energy is changed. In BiAg2/Ag(111) the variations in the photoelectron spin polarization are accompanied by significant changes and even a complete suppression of the photoemission intensity from the surface state, indicating that the variations of the spin polarization are strongly related to the photoemission cross section. This relation is finally analyzed in detail by employing a simple model, which is based on an evaluation of the transition matrix elements that describe the presented experiments. The model shows that the underlying cause for the observed photoelectron spin reversals can be found in the coupling of the spin structure to the spatial part of the initial state wave function, revealing the crucial role of spin-orbit interaction in the initial state wave function. The model is supported by ab initio photoemission calculations, which show strong agreement with the experimental results.}, subject = {Photoelektronenspektroskopie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Berner2015, author = {Berner, G{\"o}tz}, title = {Funktionelle oxidische Heterostrukturen aus dem Blickwinkel der Spektroskopie}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121721}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In oxidischen Heterostrukturen rufen Neuordnung von Ladung und Spin eine Vielzahl von unerwarteten physikalischen Eigenschaften hervor. Die M{\"o}glichkeit, Leitf{\"a}higkeit, Magnetismus oder auch Hochtemperatur-Supraleitung zu kontrollieren, machen diese k{\"u}nstlich hergestellten Materialien vor allem in Hinblick auf eine zuk{\"u}nftige Anwendung in der Mikroelektronik {\"a}ußerst interessant. Dies erfordert jedoch ein grunds{\"a}tzliches Verst{\"a}ndnis f{\"u}r die zugrunde liegenden Mechanismen. Die vorliegende Doktorarbeit befasst sich mit photonengest{\"u}tzter Spektroskopie, die einen direkten Zugang zur elektronischen Struktur dieser Heterostruktursysteme erm{\"o}glicht. Ein weiteres Ziel ist es, geeignete spektroskopische Methoden zur Charakterisierung der vergrabenen Schichten zu etablieren. Zwei prototypische oxidische Mehrschichtsysteme stehen im Zentrum der hier vorgestellten Untersuchungen. Das LaAlO3/SrTiO3-Heterostruktursystem weist ab einer kritischen LaAlO3-Filmdicke an der Grenzfl{\"a}che ein zweidimensionales Elektronensystem mit hochmobilen Ladungstr{\"a}gern auf. Als treibender Mechanismus wird die elektronische Rekonstruktion diskutiert. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde dieses zweidimensionale Elektronensystem mithilfe der Photoelektronenspektroskopie und der resonanten inelastischen R{\"o}ntgenstreuung charakterisiert. Die daraus bestimmten Ladungstr{\"a}gerdichten weisen im Vergleich mit Daten aus Transportmessungen auf eine Koexistenz von lokalisierten und mobilen Ladungstr{\"a}gern an der Grenzfl{\"a}che hin. Die Analyse von Rumpfniveau- und Valenzbandspektren zeigt, dass man zur Erkl{\"a}rung der experimentellen Resultate ein modifiziertes Bild der elektronischen Rekonstruktion ben{\"o}tigt, bei der Sauerstofffehlstellen an der LaAlO3-Oberfl{\"a}che als Ladungsreservoir dienen k{\"o}nnten. Mithilfe der resonanten Photoelektronenspektroskopie war es m{\"o}glich, die metallischen Zust{\"a}nde am chemischen Potential impulsaufgel{\"o}st zu spektroskopieren. So gelang es erstmals, die vergrabene Fermi-Fl{\"a}che einer oxidischen Heterostruktur zu vermessen. Außerdem konnten Titan-artige Zust{\"a}nde identifiziert werden, die h{\"o}chstwahrscheinlich durch Sauerstofffehlstellen im SrTiO3 lokalisiert sind. Diese werden als m{\"o}gliche Quelle f{\"u}r den Ferromagnetismus interpretiert, der mit der supraleitenden Phase in der LaAlO3/SrTiO3-Heterostruktur koexistiert. Bei dem anderen hier untersuchten Mehrschichtsystem handelt es sich um die LaNiO3-LaAlO3-{\"U}bergitterstruktur. Der Einbau des metallischen LaNiO3 in eine Heterostruktur ist aufgrund seiner N{\"a}he zu einer korrelationsinduzierten isolierenden Phase hinsichtlich einer kontrollierten Ausbildung von neuartigen Phasen besonders interessant. In der Tat beobachtet man unterhalb einer LaNiO3-Schichtdicke von vier Einheitszellen einen kontinuierlichen Metall-Isolator-{\"U}bergang, der sich in den Valenzbandspektren durch einen Verlust an Quasiteilchenkoh{\"a}renz {\"a}ußert. Auch wenn die impulsaufgel{\"o}sten Daten am Fermi-Niveau durch Photoelektronenbeugung beeinflusst sind, so l{\"a}sst sich dennoch eine Fermi-Fl{\"a}che identifizieren. Ihre Topologie bietet die M{\"o}glichkeit eines Fermi-Fl{\"a}chen-Nestings mit der Ausbildung einer Spindichtewelle. Die Resultate unterst{\"u}tzen die Hinweise auf eine magnetische Ordnung im zweidimensionalen Grundzustand.}, subject = {Heterostruktur}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Hauschild2015, author = {Hauschild, Dirk}, title = {Electron and soft x-ray spectroscopy of indium sulfide buffer layers and the interfaces in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2-based thin-film solar cells}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126766}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this thesis, thin-film solar cells on the basis of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe) were investigated. Until today, most high efficient CIGSSe-based solar cells use a toxic and wetchemical deposited CdS buffer layer, which doesn't allow a dry inline production. However, a promising and well-performing alternative buffer layer, namely indium sulfide, has been found which doesn't comprise these disadvantages. In order to shed light on these well-performing devices, the surfaces and in particular the interfaces which play a major role for the charge carrier transport are investigated in the framework of this thesis. Both, the chemical and electronic properties of the solar cells' interfaces were characterized. In case of the physical vapor deposition of an InxSy-based buffer layer, the cleaning step of the CdS chemical-bath deposition is not present and thus changes of the absorber surface have to be taken into account. Therefore, adsorbate formation, oxidation, and segregation of absorber elements in dependence of the storing temperature and the humidity are investigated in the first part of this thesis. The efficiencies of CIGSSe-based solar cells with an InxSy buffer layer depend on the nominal indium concentration x and display a maximum for x = 42 \%. In this thesis, InxSy samples with a nominal indium concentration of 40.2\% ≤ x ≤ 43.2\% were investigated by surface-sensitive and surface-near bulk-sensitive techniques, namely with photoemission spectroscopy (PES) and x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES). The surfaces of the films were found to be sulfur-poor and indium-rich in comparison with stoichiometric In2S3. Moreover, a direct determination of the band alignment at the InxSy/CISSe interface in dependence of the nominal indium concentration x was conducted with the help of PES and inverse PES (IPES) and a flat band alignment was found for x = 42 \%. In order to study the impact of a heat treatment as it occurs during subsequent cell process steps, the indium sulfide-buffered absorbers were annealed for 30 minutes under UHV conditions at 200 °C after the initial data set was taken. Besides a reported enhanced solar cell performance, a significant copper diffusion from the absorber into the buffer layer takes place due to the thermal treatment. Accordingly, the impact of the copper diffusion on the hidden InxSy/CISSe interface was discussed and for x = 40.2\% a significant cliff (downwards step in the conduction band) is observed. For increasing x, the alignment in the conduction band turns into a small upwards step (spike) for the region 41\% ≤ x ≤ 43.2\%. This explains the optimal solar cell performance for this indium contents. In a further step, the sodium-doped indium sulfide buffer which leads to significantly higher efficient solar cells was investigated. It was demonstrated by PES/IPES that the enhanced performance can be ascribed to a significant larger surface band gap in comparison with undoped InxSy. The occurring spike in the Na:InxSy/CISSe band alignment gets reduced due to a Se diffusion induced by the thermal treatment. Furthermore, after the thermal treatment the sodium doped indium sulfide layer experiences a copper diffusion which is reduced by more than a factor of two compared to pure InxSy. Next, the interface between the Na:InxSy buffer layer and the i-ZnO (i = intrinsic, non-deliberately doped), as a part of the transparent front contact was analyzed. The i-ZnO/Na:InxSy interface shows significant interdiffusion, leading to the formation of, e.g., ZnS and hence to a reduction of the nominal cliff in the conduction band alignment. In the last part of this thesis, the well-established surface-sensitive reflective electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS) was utilized to study the CIGSSe absorber, the InxSy buffer, and annealed InxSy buffer surfaces. By fitting the characteristic inelastic scattering cross sections λK(E) with Drude-Lindhard oscillators the dielectric function was identified. The determined dielectric functions are in good agreement with values from bulk-sensitive optical measurements on indium sulfide layers. In contrast, for the chalcopyrite-based absorber significant differences appear. In particular, a substantial larger surface band gap of the CIGSSe surface of E^Ex_Gap = (1.4±0.2) eV in comparison with bulk values is determined. This provides for the first time an independent verification of earlier PES/IPES results. Finally, the electrons' inelastic mean free paths l for the three investigated surfaces are compared for different primary energies with theoretical values and the universal curve.}, subject = {Photoelektronenspektroskopie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Sauer2014, author = {Sauer, Christoph}, title = {Accessing molecule-metal and hetero-molecular interfaces with direct and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-107928}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This thesis consists of two parts of original experimental work, its evaluation, and in- terpretation. Its final goal is to investigate dynamical charge transfer (CT) at a hetero- molecular interface with resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES). In order to achieve this goal preliminary studies have been necessary. First two hetero-molecular inter- faces that exhibit adequate structural properties as well as an appropriate photoelec- tron spectroscopy (PES) spectrum of the valence regime have been identified. The de- sired CT analysis with RPES of these hetero-molecular systems is then conducted on the basis of the knowledge gained by previous RPES studies of homo-molecular sys- tems. The characterization of hetero-molecular films on single crystal Ag surfaces in the first part of this thesis is performed with high resolution core level PES and valence PES. The reproduction of the core level PES data with reference spectra of homo-molecular films allows me to determine which molecule is in direct contact to the Ag surface and which one is situated in higher layers (not the first one). Due to the direct correspon- dence of core level and valence PES the assignment of features in the spectra of the latter technique can be achieved with the identification of the contributions extracted from the evaluation of the data of the former technique. It is found that the systems PTCDA on one monolayer (ML) of SnPc on Ag(111) and CuPc/1 ML PTCDA/Ag(111) are stable at 300 K which means that no significant layer exchange occurs for these systems. In contrast a vertical exchange of CuPc and PTCDA molecules is observed for PTCDA de- posited on top of 1 ML CuPc/Ag(111). Up to a coverage of approximately 0.5 ML of PTCDA molecules these diffuse into the first layer, replace CuPc molecules, and con- sequently force them into higher layers. Above a coverage of approximately 0.5 ML of PTCDA molecules these are also found in higher layers. The search for a promising system for the intended RPES study then leads to an investigation of hetero-molecular films with a combination of F4TCNQ and PTCDA molecules on Ag(110) within the same approach. Depositing F4TCNQ molecules onto a 1 ML PTCDA/Ag(110) film in the herringbone phase at 300 K results in an instable hetero-organic system which un- dergoes a layer exchange. Hereby PTCDA molecules in the first layer are replaced by F4TCNQ molecules similar to the behavior of the system PTCDA/1 ML CuPc/Ag(111). Switching the order of the preparation steps leads to a stable film of PTCDA/1.0 ML F4TCNQ/Ag(110) at 300 K. Among the stable hetero-molecular films only the system CuPc/1 ML PTCDA/Ag(111) exhibits the required wetting growth of the first two layers at 300 K and a valence PES spectrum with energetically separable molecular orbital signals in the same intensity range. Thus this system is identified to be appropriate for a detailed analysis with RPES. The unexpected findings of vertical exchanges in the hetero-molecular films at 300 K motivate a study of the behavior at elevated temperatures for all systems investigated before. Therein it is revealed that annealing 1.5 ML SnPc/1 ML PTCDA/Ag(111) and 1.0 ML PTCDA/1 ML SnPc/Ag(111) to a temperature above the desorption temperature of molecules not in direct contact to the Ag(111) surface results in a 1 ML SnPc/Ag(111) film in both cases. Hence at elevated temperatures (approximately above 420 K) SnPc molecules replace PTCDA molecules in the first layer on Ag(111). At higher temper- atures (approximately above 470 K) PTCDA molecules and SnPc molecules situated above the first layer then desorb from the 1 ML SnPc/Ag(111) sample. Annealing all hetero-molecular films with CuPc and PTCDA molecules on Ag(111) to 570 K leads to a sample with CuPc and PTCDA molecules in the first and only layer. Depending on the initial CuPc coverage different ratios of both molecules are obtained. With a CuPc coverage of exactly 1 ML, or above, films with PTCDA coverages of approxi- mately 0.1-0.2 ML are produced. So at elevated temperatures CuPc molecules replace PTCDA molecules in the first layer of the system CuPc/1 ML PTCDA/Ag(111). Anal- ogously the layer exchange at 300 K for the system PTCDA/1 ML CuPc/Ag(111) is reversed at elevated temperatures. In the case of SnPc and CuPc coverages below 1 ML annealing vertical hetero-molecular systems with PTCDA on Ag(111) up to 570 K re- sults in a single layer of mixed hetero-molecular films with lateral long range order. In this way the system CuPc + PTCDA/Ag(111) is prepared and then characterized as a proper system for a detailed analysis with RPES. Additional annealing experiments of hetero-organic films consisting of F4TCNQ and PTCDA molecules on Ag(110) with an F4TCNQ coverage of 1.0 ML (and above) end in a submonolayer (sub-ML) film of F4TCNQ/Ag(110) that exhibits a contribution of amorphous carbon. Consequently, it can be concluded that at elevated temperatures part of the F4TCNQ molecules decom- pose. In the second part of this thesis homo-molecular multilayer samples and (sub-)ML films on single crystalline metal surfaces are investigated with RPES in order to enable the final RPES study of vertical and lateral hetero-molecular interface systems. First a pho- ton energy (hν) dependent intensity variation of (groups of) molecular orbital signals of exemplary multilayer films (NTCDA and coronene) is studied and explained on the basis of the local character of the electronic transitions in near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy in combination with the real space probability den- sity of the contributing molecular orbitals. This simple approach is found to be able to correctly describe relative intensity variations by orders of magnitude while it fails for hν dependent relative intensity changes in the same order of magnitude. After that the hν dependent line-shape evolution of an energetically separated molecular orbital signal of a CuPc multilayer is discussed in relation to small molecules in the gas phase and explained with an effect of electron vibration coupling. Through a comparison of the hν dependent line-shape evolution of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of a CuPc with a SnPc multilayer the molecule specific character of this effect is identified. Then the same effect with either two (or more) electronic transitions or multiple coupling vibrational modes is observed for a coronene multilayer. Thereafter the influence of the adsorption on metal surfaces on this effect is studied and discussed with special emphasis on a possible contribution by features which are related to dynamical interface CT. For a sub-ML of SnPc/Au(111) no variation with respect to a SnPc multilayer film is detected while for a sub-ML of CuPc/Au(111) less intensity is distributed into the high binding energy (EB) part of the HOMO signal with respect to the corresponding multilayer film. In the RPES data of a sub-ML of coronene/Ag(111) a resonance specific variation of the hν dependent line-shape evolution of the HOMO signal is found by the revelation of a change of this effect with respect to the coronene multilayer data in only one of the two NEXAFS resonances. All these findings are consistently explained within one effect and a common set of parameters, namely all quantities that characterize the potential energy surfaces involved in the RPES process. Through that an alternative explanation that re- lies on dynamical CT can be excluded which influences the following CT analysis with RPES. Three criteria for such an analysis of dynamical interface CT with RPES are identified. In the system coronene on Ag(111) a low EB feature is related to metal-molecule inter- face CT through the assignment of a particular final state and hence named CT state. In the EB region of the frontier molecular orbital signals of the molecule-metal inter- face systems with a signal from the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) in direct valence PES a broad line-shape is measured in RPES. This finding is related to interface CT by a possible explanation that emerges through the comparison to the line- shape of the CT state. The constant kinetic energy (EK ) features detected for several molecule-metal interfaces constitute the third criterion for a CT analysis with RPES. For the molecule-metal interface systems without a LUMO signal in direct valence PES the energy of these features can be calculated with the assignment of the responsible decay channel in combination with explicitly given simplifying assumptions. Through that the involvement of metal-molecule interface CT in the generation of these constant EK fea- tures is demonstrated. The RPES data of the lateral and the vertical hetero-molecular interface, identified in the first part, is then scanned for these three CT criteria. Thereby neither for the lateral hetero-molecular system CuPc + PTCDA/Ag(111) nor for the verti- cal hetero-molecular system CuPc/1 ML PTCDA/Ag(111) dynamical hetero-molecular interface CT can be confirmed. In the former system the molecule-metal interface in- teraction is found to dominate the physics of the system in RPES while in the latter system no hints for a significant hybridization at the CuPc-PTCDA interface can be revealed}, subject = {Organisches Molek{\"u}l}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Ruff2013, author = {Ruff, Andreas}, title = {On the importance of electronic correlations in potassium-doped organic semiconductors}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-83635}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The present thesis is concerned with the impact of alkali metal-doping on the electronic structure of semiconducting organic thin films. The organic molecular systems which have been studied are the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons picene, pentacene, and coronene. Motivated by reports about exceptional behavior like superconductivity and electronic correlations of their alkali metal-doped compounds, high quality films fabricated from the above named molecules have been studied. The electronic structure of the pristine materials and their doped compounds has been investigated using photoelectron spectroscopy. Core level and valence band studies of undoped films yield excellent photoemission spectra agreeing with or even outperforming previously reported data from the literature. Alkali metal-doping manifests itself in a uniform manner in the electronic structure for all probed samples: Opposed to reports from the literature about metallicity and even superconductivity in alkali metal-doped picene, pentacene, and coronene, all films exhibit insulating nature with an energy gap of the order of one electron-volt. Remarkably, this is independent of the doping concentration and the type of dopant, i.e., potassium, cesium, or sodium. Based on the interplay between narrow bandwidths in organic semiconductors and sufficiently high on-molecule Coulomb repulsion, the non-metallicity is attributed to the strong influence of electronic correlations leading to the formation of a Mott insulator. In the case of picene, this is consolidated by calculations using a combination of density functional theory and dynamical mean-field theory. Beyond the extensive considerations regarding electronic correlations, further intriguing aspects have been observed. The deposition of thin picene films leads to the formation of a non-equilibrium situation between substrate and film surface. Here, the establishment of a homogeneous chemical potential is hampered due to the only weak van der Waals-interactions between the molecular layers in the films. Consequently, spectral weight is measurable above the reference chemical potential in photoemission. Furthermore, it has been found that the acceptance of additional electrons in pentacene is limited. While picene and coronene are able to host up to three extra electrons, in pentacene the limit is already reached for one electron. Finally, further extrinsic effects, coming along with alkali metal-doping, have been scrutinized. The oxidation of potassium atoms induced by the reaction with molecular oxygen in the residual gas of the ultra-high vacuum system turned out to significantly influence the electronic structure of alkali metal-doped picene and coronene. Moreover, also the applied X-ray and UV irradiation caused a certain impact on the photoemission spectra. Surprisingly, both effects did not play a role in the studies of potassium-doped pentacene.}, subject = {Organischer Halbleiter}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Mueller2012, author = {M{\"u}ller, Andreas}, title = {Towards functional oxide heterostructures}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72478}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Oxide heterostructures attract a lot of attention as they display a vast range of physical phenomena like conductivity, magnetism, or even superconductivity. In most cases, these effects are caused by electron correlations and are therefore interesting for studying fundamental physics, but also in view of future applications. This thesis deals with the growth and characterization of several prototypical oxide heterostructures. Fe3O4 is highly ranked as a possible spin electrode in the field of spintronics. A suitable semiconductor for spin injection in combination with Fe3O4 is ZnO due to its oxide character and a sufficiently long spin coherence length. Fe3O4 has been grown successfully on ZnO using pulsed laser deposition and molecular beam epitaxy by choosing the oxygen partial pressure adequately. Here, a pressure variation during growth reduces an FeO-like interface layer. Fe3O4 films grow in an island-like growth mode and are structurally nearly fully relaxed, exhibiting the same lattice constants as the bulk materials. Despite the presence of a slight oxygen off-stoichiometry, indications of the Verwey transition hint at high-quality film properties. The overall magnetization of the films is reduced compared to bulk Fe3O4 and a slow magnetization behavior is observed, most probably due to defects like anti-phase boundaries originating from the initial island growth. LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures exhibit a conducting interface above a critical film thickness, which is most likely explained by an electronic reconstruction. In the corresponding model, the potential built-up owing to the polar LaAlO3 overlayer is compensated by a charge transfer from the film surface to the interface. The properties of these heterostructures strongly depend on the growth parameters. It is shown for the first time, that it is mainly the total pressure which determines the macroscopic sample properties, while it is the oxygen partial pressure which controls the amount of charge carriers near the interface. Oxygen-vacancy-mediated conductivity is found for too low oxygen pressures. A too high total pressure, however, destroys interface conductivity, most probably due to a change of the growth kinetics. Post-oxidation leads to a metastable state removing the arbitrariness in controlling the electronic interface properties by the oxygen pressure during growth. LaVO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures exhibit similar behavior compared to LaAlO3/SrTiO3 when it comes to a thickness-dependent metal-insulator transition. But in contrast to LaAlO3, LaVO3 is a Mott insulator exhibiting strong electron correlations. Films have been grown by pulsed laser deposition. Layer-by-layer growth and a phase-pure pervoskite lattice structure is observed, indicating good structural quality of the film and the interface. An electron-rich layer is found near the interface on the LaVO3 side for conducting LaVO3/SrTiO3. This could be explained by an electronic reconstruction within the film. The electrostatic doping results in a band-filling-controlled metal-insulator transition without suffering from chemical impurities, which is unavoidable in conventional doping experiments.}, subject = {Oxide}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Hoepfner2012, author = {H{\"o}pfner, Philipp Alexander}, title = {Two-Dimensional Electron Systems at Surfaces — Spin-Orbit Interaction and Electronic Correlations}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-78876}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2012}, abstract = {This thesis addresses three different realizations of a truly two-dimensional electron system (2DES), established at the surface of elemental semiconductors, i.e., Pt/Si(111), Au/Ge(111), and Sn/Si(111). Characteristic features of atomic structures at surfaces have been studied using scanning tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction with special emphasis on Pt deposition onto Si(111). Topographic inspection reveals that Pt atoms agglomerate as trimers, which represent the structural building block of phase-slip domains. Surprisingly, each trimer is rotated by 30° with respect to the substrate, which results in an unexpected symmetry breaking. In turn, this represents a unique example of a chiral structure at a semiconductor surface, and marks Pt/Si(111) as a promising candidate for catalytic processes at the atomic scale. Spin-orbit interactions (SOIs) play a significant role at surfaces involving heavy adatoms. As a result, a lift of the spin degeneracy in the electronic states, termed as Rashba effect, may be observed. A candidate system to exhibit such physics is Au/Ge(111). Its large hexagonal Fermi sheet is suggested to be spin-split by calculations within the density functional theory. Experimental clarification is obtained by exploiting the unique capabilities of three-dimensional spin detection in spin- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. Besides verification of the spin splitting, the in-plane components of the spin are shown to possess helical character, while also a prominent rotation out of this plane is observed along straight sections of the Fermi surface. Surprisingly and for the first time in a 2DES, additional in-plane rotations of the spin are revealed close to high symmetry directions. This complex spin pattern must originate from crystalline anisotropies, and it is best described by augmenting the original Rashba model with higher order Dresselhaus-like SOI terms. The alternative use of group-IV adatoms at a significantly reduced coverage drastically changes the basic properties of a 2DES. Electron localization is strongly enhanced, and the ground state characteristics will be dominated by correlation effects then. Sn/Si(111) is scrutinized with this regard. It serves as an ideal realization of a triangular lattice, that inherently suffers from spin frustration. Consequently, long-range magnetic order is prohibited, and the ground state is assumed to be either a spiral antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulator or a spin liquid. Here, the single-particle spectral function is utilized as a fundamental quantity to address the complex interplay of geometric frustration and electronic correlations. In particular, this is achieved by combining the complementary strengths of ab initio local density approximation (LDA) calculations, state-of-the-art angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, and the sophisticated many-body LDA+DCA. In this way, the evolution of a shadow band and a band backfolding incompatible with a spiral AFM order are unveiled. Moreover, beyond nearest-neighbor hopping processes are crucial here, and the spectral features must be attributed to a collinear AFM ground state, contrary to common expectation for a frustrated spin lattice.}, subject = {Halbleiteroberfl{\"a}che}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Nuber2011, author = {Nuber, Andreas}, title = {Intrinsische und extrinsische Einfl{\"u}sse auf zweidimensionale elektronische Zust{\"a}nde}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-66213}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden mit Hilfe von hochaufgel{\"o}ster ARPES die Auswirkungen verschiedener intrinsischer und extrinsischer Einfl{\"u}sse auf zweidimensionale elektronische Zust{\"a}nde untersucht: Eine {\"A}nderung der Morphologie aufgrund einer (2 × 1)-Rekonstruktion bewirkt beim OFZ von Au(110) im Vergleich zur nicht-rekonstruierten Oberfl{\"a}che eine Verschiebung der Bindungsenergie von ca. 700meV. Dieses Verhalten wurde in LDA-slab-layer-Rechungen reproduziert und durch gezielte Modifikation der Oberfl{\"a}chenstruktur sowie kontrollierte Beeinflussung des OFZ durch die Adsorbate Ag, Na und Au verstanden. Eine Linienbreitenanalyse der sehr scharfen Minorit{\"a}ts-QWS in d{\"u}nnen Fe- Filmen auf W(110) erm{\"o}glichte eine Absch{\"a}tzung der Elektron-Elektron- Wechselwirkung und eine Bestimmung der Elektron-Phonon-Kopplungskonstanten. Die starke Anisotropie der Dispersion der QWS ist des weiteren durch den Vergleich mit GGA-slab-layer-Rechnungen als intrinsische Eigenschaft dieser Zust{\"a}nde identifiziert worden. Mit Hilfe eines erweiterten PAM wurde zudem die k⊥-Dispersion des, den QWS zugrunde liegenden Volumenbandes, bestimmt. Die spinabh{\"a}ngigen Einflussfaktoren Spin-Orbit- und Austausch-Wechselwirkung sowie deren Kombination wurden am Beispiel des OFZ von d{\"u}nnen Au-Filmen auf Ni(111), sowie an QWS in d{\"u}nnen Ni-Filmen auf W(110) untersucht. Die in SPR-KKR-Photoemissionrechungen gefundene leichte Asymmetrie der spinaufgel{\"o}sten Dispersion wurde in den spinintegrierten ARPESMessungen nicht beobachtet. Ab 9ML Au-Bedeckung konnte die Rashba- Aufspaltung des OFZ aufgel{\"o}st werden. Eine durch das W(110)-Substrat induzierte Rashba-Aufspaltung wurde bei sp-artigen QWS in d{\"u}nnen Ni- Filmen beobachtet, welche jedoch mit weiteren Strukturen hybridisieren, was eine eindeutige Aussage {\"u}ber die tats{\"a}chliche Natur der Aufspaltung erschwert.}, subject = {Niederdimensionales System}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Schmid2010, author = {Schmid, Benjamin}, title = {Surface preparation and Mn states of (Ga,Mn)As investigated by means of soft- and hard x-ray photoemission spectroscopy}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-50057}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The present thesis deals with surface treatment, material improvement, and the electronic structure of the diluted magnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As. The two key issues are the preparation of clean surfaces and the observation of potential valence hybridizations in (Ga,Mn)As by means of photoemission spectroscopy. Several cleaning methods are applied individually to (Ga,Mn)As and their e ects are compared in detail by various methods. Based on the results of each method, a sophisticated recipe has been elaborated, which provides clean, stoichiometric, and reconstructed surfaces, even if the sample was exposed to air prior to preparation. Moreover, the recipe works equally well for intentionally oxidized surfaces. The individual advantages of ex-situ wet- chemical etching and in situ ion-milling and tempering can be combined in an unique way. In regard to the post-growth annealing in order to optimize the electronic and magnetic properties of (Ga,Mn)As, the effect of surface segregation of interstitial Mn was quantifed. It turns out that the Mn concentration at the surface increases by a factor 4.3 after annealing at 190 C for 150 h. The removal of the segregated and oxidized species by wet-chemical etching allows a tentative estimate of the content of interstitial Mn. 19-23\% of the overall Mn content in as-grown samples resides on interstitial positions. The complementary results of core level photoemission spectroscopy and resonant photoemission spectroscopy give hints to the fact that a sizeable valence hybridization of Mn is present in (Ga,Mn)As. This outlines that the simple Mn 3d5-con guration is too naive to refect the true electronic structure of substitutional Mn in (Ga,Mn)As. Great similarities in the core level spectra are found to MnAs. The bonding is thus dominantly of covalent, not ionic, character. Transport measurements, in particular for very low temperatures (<10 K), are in agreement with previous results. This shows that at low temperature, the conduction is mainly governed by variable-range hopping which is in line with the presence of an impurity band formed by substitutional Mn. In the light of the presented results, it is therefore concluded that a double-exchange interaction is the dominant mechanism leading to ferromagnetic coupling in (Ga,Mn)As. The valence hybridization and the presents of an impurity band, both of which are inherent properties of substitutional Mn, are indications for a double-exchange scenario, being at variance to a RKKY-based explanation. Contributions from a RKKY-like mechanism cannot definitely be excluded, however, they are not dominant.}, subject = {Photoelektronenspektroskopie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Paul2010, author = {Paul, Markus Christian}, title = {Molecular beam epitaxy and properties of magnetite thin films on semiconducting substrates}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-56044}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The present thesis is concerned with molecular beam epitaxy of magnetite (Fe3O4) thin films on semiconducting substrates and the characterization of their structural, chemical, electronic, and magnetic properties. Magnetite films could successfully be grown on ZnO substrates with high structural quality and atomically abrupt interfaces. The films are structurally almost completely relaxed exhibiting nearly the same in-plane and out-of-plane lattice constants as in the bulk material. Films are phase-pure and show only small deviations from the ideal stoichiometry at the surface and in some cases at the interface. Growth proceeds via wetting layer plus island mode and results in a domain structure of the films. Upon coalescence of growing islands twin-boundaries (rotational twinning) and anti-phase boundaries are formed. The overall magnetization is nearly bulk-like, but shows a slower approach to saturation, which can be ascribed to the reduced magnetization at anti-phase boundaries. However, the surface magnetization which was probed by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism was significantly decreased and is ascribed to a magnetically inactive layer at the surface. Such a reduced surface magnetization was also observed for films grown on InAs and GaAs. Magnetite could also be grown with nearly ideal iron-oxygen stoichiometry on InAs substrates. However, interfacial reactions of InAs with oxygen occur and result in arsenic oxides and indium enrichment. The grown films are of polycrystalline nature. For the fabrication of Fe3O4/GaAs films, a postoxidation of epitaxial Fe films on GaAs was applied. Growth proceeds by a transformation of the topmost Fe layers into magnetite. Depending on specific growth conditions, an Fe layer of different thickness remains at the interface. The structural properties are improved in comparison with films on InAs, and the resulting films are well oriented along [001] in growth direction. The magnetic properties are influenced by the presence of the Fe interface layer as well. The saturation magnetization is increased and the approach to saturation is faster than for films on the other substrates. We argue that this is connected to a decreased density of anti-phase boundaries because of the special growth method. Interface phases, viz. arsenic and gallium oxides, are quantified and different growth conditions are compared with respect to the interface composition.}, subject = {Molekularstrahlepitaxie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Sachs2010, author = {Sachs, S{\"o}nke}, title = {Organische Halbleiter: Fundamentale Aspekte von Metallkontakten, hochgeordneten Schichten und deren Anwendung in Feldeffekttransistoren}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-48684}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Eingebettet in ein Konzept zum Aufbau eines Hochleistungs-Feldeffekt-Transistors auf der Basis organischer Halbleiter (OFET), werden in der vorliegenden Dissertation fundamentale Aspekte des Aufbaus und der Funktion organischer Halbleiter-Bauelemente erforscht. Die Kenntnis, welche maximale Leistungsf{\"a}higkeit organische Halbleiter in OFETs prinzipiell erreichen k{\"o}nnen, ist von elementarem Interesse, sowohl um Transportmodelle zu verfeinern, als auch um Mechanismen und Optimierungsans{\"a}tze zu finden, mit denen OFETs generell verbessert werden k{\"o}nnen. Es wird das Ziel verfolgt, sich der maximalen Leistungsf{\"a}higkeit eines gegebenen Materialsystems anzun{\"a}hern. Aufwendige Pr{\"a}parationsstrategien werden f{\"u}r dieses Ziel bewusst in Kauf genommen, auch wenn deshalb vermutlich kein direkter Zugang zu Anwendungen er{\"o}ffnet wird. An geeigneten Modellsystemen k{\"o}nnen einzelne wichtige Aspekte, wie die elektronische Struktur an Metallkontakten und im organischen Halbleitervolumen sowie das Wachstum von Schichten und Kristalliten organischer Halbleitermolek{\"u}le auf einkristallinen Isolatorsubstraten charakterisiert werden. Die Ergebnisse dieser grundlegenden Experimente fließen in den Aufbau des geplanten OFETs ein. Auf dem Weg zu einem funktionsf{\"a}higen Bauelement mit bestm{\"o}glichen Eigenschaften wurden wesentliche Fortschritte erzielt. Der erste Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung elektronischer Niveaus an Metallkontakt-Grenzfl{\"a}chen und im Volumen des Modellsystems PTCDA/Ag(111) mit Zwei-Photonen-Photoelektronenspektroskopie (2PPE). Die 2PPE-Spektren der PTCDA/Ag(111)-Grenzfl{\"a}che sind dominiert durch einen unbesetzten, parallel zur Grenzfl{\"a}che stark dispersiven Shockley-artigen Grenzfl{\"a}chenzustand (IS), der sich durch die Chemisorption der Molek{\"u}le auf der Ag(111)-Oberfl{\"a}che bildet. Bei der Untersuchung von intramolekular angeregten elektronischen Zust{\"a}nden von PTCDA mit 2PPE zeigen sich im Vergleich zum Untergrund der Spektren schwache Signale, die jedoch mit einer geeigneten Beschreibung des Untergrunds davon separiert werden k{\"o}nnen. Besonders interessant ist in diesem Zusammenhang das LUMO, das bei einer Anregung aus dem HOMO eine um 0,4 eV st{\"a}rkere energetische Absenkung zeigt, als bei der Anregung aus dem HOMO-1. Dies kann durch die unterschiedlichen exzitonischen Zust{\"a}nde, die bei den Anregungen entstehen, erkl{\"a}rt werden. Neben den metallischen Kontakten ist die Grenzfl{\"a}che zwischen organischem Halbleiter und Gate-Isolator entscheidend f{\"u}r die Leistungsf{\"a}higkeit eines OFETs. Am Beispiel des Wachstums von Diindenoperylen-Molek{\"u}len (DIP) auf einkristallinen Al2O3-Substraten wurde die morphologische und strukturelle Ausbildung von organischen Halbleiterschichten mit optischer Mikroskopie und Rasterkraftmikroskopie untersucht. Das Wachstum kann als stark anisotrop charakterisiert werden. Die - im Vergleich zu den Bindungsenergien mit dem Substrat - deutlich gr{\"o}ßeren Bindungsenergien innerhalb der DIP-(001)-Kristallebenen f{\"u}hren bei Substrattemperaturen von 440 K zu einem Wachstum von aufrecht stehenden Molek{\"u}len. Es zeigt sich, dass die w{\"a}hrend des Wachstums herrschende Substrattemperatur einen entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Morphologie der DIP-Schicht hat. So nimmt die Inselgr{\"o}ße von etwa 200 nm bei 350 K auf {\"u}ber 700 nm bei 450 K zu. Außerdem wird ein Ansteigen der Filmrauheit, besonders ab etwa 430 K, beobachtet, das auf den {\"U}bergang zu einem anderen Wachstumsmodus bei diesen Temperaturen hinweist. Bei etwas h{\"o}heren Temperaturen von etwa 460 K wird das Wachstum von DIP-Kristalliten beobachtet. Dabei k{\"o}nnen - abh{\"a}ngig von den gew{\"a}hlten Pr{\"a}parationsparametern - drei unterschiedliche Kristallit-Typen unterschieden werden: „Mesa-Kristallite" mit lateralen Abmessungen von mehreren Mikrometern, „Dendritische Kristallite", die eine verzweigte Struktur aufweisen, die mithilfe der Wachstumskinetik erkl{\"a}rt werden kann und „Schichtkristallite", deren Morphologie sich durch teilweise starke Kr{\"u}mmungen auszeichnet. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass die Morphologie kristalliner Strukturen durch eine feine Balance der Pr{\"a}parationsparameter Substrattemperatur, Aufdampfrate, Substratmorphologie und Substratreinheit bestimmt wird, so dass kleine {\"A}nderungen dieser Parameter zu deutlich unterschiedlichen Kristallitformen f{\"u}hren. Schließlich wird das Konzept zum Aufbau eines Hochleistungs-OFET vorgestellt und in Details weiterentwickelt. Fortschritte werden in erster Linie bei der Pr{\"a}paration der Gate-Elektrode erzielt, die unter dem Al2O3-Substrat angebracht werden soll. F{\"u}r die Ausd{\"u}nnung des Substrats wird eine Bohrtechnik weiterentwickelt und mit einer nasschemischen {\"A}tzmethode kombiniert, so dass Isolatorst{\"a}rken von unter 10 µm erreicht werden k{\"o}nnen. Erste wenige OFETs wurden auf der Basis dieses Substrats pr{\"a}pariert, allerdings ohne dass die Bauteile Feldeffekte zeigten. Verbesserungsm{\"o}glichkeiten werden diskutiert.}, subject = {Organischer Halbleiter}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Krause2009, author = {Krause, Stefan}, title = {Determination of the transport levels in thin films of organic semiconductors}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-40470}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2009}, abstract = {The approach of using the combination of Ultraviolet (UPS) and Inverse Photoemission (IPS) to determine the transport levels in thin films of organic semiconductors is the scope of this work. For this matter all influences on the peak position and width in Photoelectron Spectroscopy are discussed with a special focus on organic semiconductors. Many of these influences are shown with experimental results of the investigation of diindenoperylene on Ag(111). These findings are applied to inorganic semiconductors silicon in order to establish the use of UPS and IPS on a well-understood system. Finally, the method is used to determine the transport level of several organic semiconductors (PTCDA, Alq3, CuPc, DIP, PBI-H4) and the corresponding exciton binding energies are calculated by comparison to optical absorption data.}, subject = {Organischer Halbleiter}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Weinhardt2005, author = {Weinhardt, Lothar}, title = {Elektronische und chemische Eigenschaften von Grenzfl{\"a}chen und Oberfl{\"a}chen in optimierten Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 D{\"u}nnschichtsolarzellen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-16234}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2005}, abstract = {In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Untersuchungen an D{\"u}nnschichtsolarzellen auf der Basis von Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2, der heute vielversprechendsten D{\"u}nnschichttechnologie, durchgef{\"u}hrt. F{\"u}r eine weitere Optimierung der Zellen ist ein detailliertes Verst{\"a}ndnis ihrer chemischen, elektronischen und strukturellen Eigenschaften notwendig. Insbesondere die in dieser Arbeit untersuchten Eigenschaften an den Grenzfl{\"a}chen der Zelle sind aufgrund ihrer zentralen Rolle f{\"u}r den Ladungstr{\"a}gertransport von besonderem Interesse. Bei den vorliegenden Untersuchungen kamen verschiedene Spektroskopien zum Einsatz. Mit einer Kombination von Photoelektronenspektroskopie und Inverser Photoelektronenspektroskopie war es m{\"o}glich, sowohl eine direkte Bestimmung der Valenz- und Leitungsbandanpassungen an den untersuchten Grenzfl{\"a}chen durchzuf{\"u}hren als auch Oberfl{\"a}chenbandl{\"u}cken zu bestimmen. Die Messungen wurden durch die volumenempfindliche R{\"o}ntgenemissionsspektroskopie ideal erg{\"a}nzt, die - wie diese Arbeit zeigt - zusammen mit der Photoelektronenspektroskopie besonders n{\"u}tzlich bei der Analyse des Durchmischungsverhaltens an Grenzfl{\"a}chen oder auch des Einflusses chemischer Behandlungen auf die chemischen und elektronischen Eigenschaften von Oberfl{\"a}chen ist. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wurden vier Grenzfl{\"a}chen in Proben auf der Basis des Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2-Absorbers von Shell Solar (M{\"u}nchen) untersucht. Es konnte dabei zun{\"a}chst das Durchmischungsverhalten an der CdS/CuIn(S,Se)2-Grenzfl{\"a}che in Abh{\"a}ngigkeit des S-Gehaltes an der Absorberoberfl{\"a}che untersucht werden. Bei Messungen an der i-ZnO/CdS-Grenzfl{\"a}che wurde ein flacher Leitungsbandverlauf gefunden, zudem konnte eine Durchmischung an dieser Grenzfl{\"a}che ausgeschlossen werden. Eine besondere Herausforderung stellten die Messungen an der Grenzfl{\"a}che des Absorbers zum Molybd{\"a}nr{\"u}ckkontakt dar, da diese Grenzfl{\"a}che nach ihrem Entstehen unweigerlich unter der etwa 1-2 um dicken Absorberschicht begraben liegt. Durch geeignetes Abspalten des Absorbers vom R{\"u}ckkontakt gelang es, diese Grenzfl{\"a}che freizulegen und zu spektroskopieren. Die Untersuchungen zur Vorbehandlung des Shell-Absorbers mit einer ammoniakalischen Cd-L{\"o}sung dienten dem Verst{\"a}ndnis der positiven Einfl{\"u}sse dieser Behandlung auf den Zellwirkungsgrad. Dabei wurde neben verschiedenen Reinigungswirkungen auf den Absorber als wichtigster Befund die Bildung einer sehr d{\"u}nnen CdS-Schicht und, f{\"u}r hohe Cd-Konzentrationen, einer zus{\"a}tzlichen Cd(OH)2-Schicht auf der Absorberoberfl{\"a}che nachgewiesen. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse {\"u}ber die Cd-Behandlung haben eine besondere Bedeutung f{\"u}r die Untersuchung der Grenzfl{\"a}che des Absorbers und einer mit ILGAR ("Ion Layer Gas Reaction") hergestellten Zn(O,OH)-Pufferschicht. An dieser Grenzfl{\"a}che wurde die Bandanpassung mit und ohne vorherige Cd-Behandlung des Absorbers vermessen. Wird die Bandanpassung ohne Vorbehandlung noch durch Adsorbate auf dem Absorber dominiert, wobei man ein "Cliff" im Leitungsband findet, so ist der Leitungsbandverlauf f{\"u}r die Grenzfl{\"a}che mit Cd-behandeltem Absorber flach, was im Einklang mit den sehr guten Wirkungsgraden steht, die mit solchen Zellen erreicht werden. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wurden Messungen an D{\"u}nnschichtsolarzellen mit selenfreiem Cu(In,Ga)S2 Absorber diskutiert. Ein Problem des Cu(In,Ga)S2-Systems besteht heute noch darin, daß die offene Klemmenspannung geringer ausf{\"a}llt, als dies aufgrund der im Vergleich zu CuInSe2 gr{\"o}ßeren Bandl{\"u}cke zu erwarten w{\"a}re. Modelle, die dies auf eine ung{\"u}nstige Bandanpassung an der CdS/Cu(In,Ga)S2-Grenzfl{\"a}che zur{\"u}ckf{\"u}hren, konnten in dieser Arbeit durch die Messung der Leitungsbandanpassung, die ein deutlich "Cliff"-artiges Verhalte aufweist, best{\"a}tigt werden. Untersuchungen des Einflusses unterschiedlicher Oberfl{\"a}chenzusammensetzungen auf die chemischen und elektronischen Eigenschaften der Cu(In,Ga)Se2-Absorberoberfl{\"a}che ergaben, wie sich die Bandl{\"u}cke des Absorbers mit wachsender Kupferverarmung vergr{\"o}ßert und gleichzeitig die Bandverbiegung zunimmt. Im letzten, rein grundlagenorientierten Teil dieser Arbeit wurden R{\"o}ntgenabsorptions- und resonante R{\"o}ntgenemissionsmessungen an CdS und ZnS im Vergleich zu von A. Fleszar berechneten theoretischen Spektren, die unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der {\"U}bergangsmatrixelemente aus einer LDA-Bandstruktur berechnet wurden, diskutiert. Es konnten dabei sowohl Anregungen in exzitonische Zust{\"a}nde als auch koh{\"a}rente Emission mit Informationen {\"u}ber die Bandstruktur gefunden werden. Auch war es m{\"o}glich, die Lebensdauern verschiedener Valenzlochzust{\"a}nde zu bestimmen. Es zeigt sich, daß so die Bestimmung einer unteren Grenze f{\"u}r die Bandl{\"u}cke m{\"o}glich ist, f{\"u}r eine genaue Bestimmung bei den untersuchten Verbindungen jedoch ein Vergleich mit theoretischen Berechnungen notwendig ist.}, subject = {D{\"u}nnschichtsolarzelle}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Dietl2004, author = {Dietl, Christian}, title = {Beobachtung und Steuerung molekularer Dynamik mit Femtosekunden-Laserpulsen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-12182}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2004}, abstract = {In dieser Arbeit wurden zwei Aspekte der Femtochemie mit den Methoden der Femtosekunden--Laserspektroskopie untersucht. Dabei wurden folgende Ziele verfolgt: Einerseits sollte die j{\"u}ngst entwickelte Technik der adaptiven Pulsformung auf das Problem bindungsselektiver Photodissoziationsreaktionen angewandt werden, zum Anderen bestand die Aufgabe darin, die nichtadiabatische, photoinduzierte Dynamik am Beispiel der Photoisomerisierung von Stilben mit Hilfe der Photoelektronenspektroskopie zeitaufgel{\"o}st zu untersuchen. Die Methode der adaptiven Pulsformung wurde mit dem Ziel eingesetzt, eine bindungsselektive Photodissoziation zu verwirklichen. Dazu wurde diese Technik in Verbindung mit einem massenspektroskopischen Nachweis der Photofragmente verwendet. Die Experimente wurden an einigen Spezies der Methylhalogenide CH2XY (X,Y = Halogen) durchgef{\"u}hrt. Diese Verbindungen wurden als Modellsysteme gew{\"a}hlt, da sich gezeigt hat, dass auf Grund stark gekoppelter konkurrierender Dissoziationskan{\"a}le durch modenselektive Laseranregung keine Kontrolle erreicht werden kann. Mit dem hier durchgef{\"u}hrten Experiment an CH2ClBr wurde erfolgreich erstmals die Anwendung der adaptiven Femtosekunden-Pulsformung auf das Problem einer bindungsselektiven Photodissoziation demonstriert. Dabei konnte eine Steigerung der Dissoziation der st{\"a}rkeren Kohlenstoff-Halogen Bindung um einen Faktor zwei erreicht werden. Weiterhin konnte experimentell gezeigt werden, dass das optimierte Produktverh{\"a}ltnis nicht durch eine einfache Variation der Laserpulsdauer oder Laserpulsenergie erzielt werden kann. Es wurde ein m{\"o}glicher Mechanismus f{\"u}r die Kontrolle diskutiert, der im Gegensatz zu einem unmodulierten Laserpuls die Wellenpaketdynamik auf neutralen dissoziativen Potentialfl{\"a}chen zur Steuerung des Produktverh{\"a}ltnisses involviert. Wie sich aus einer genaueren Analyse des Fragmentspektrums ergab, wird durch den optimalen Laserpuls die Dissoziation in komplexer Weise moduliert. Dies zeigte sich z.B. auch durch eine {\"A}nderung des Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnisses in der Ausbeute des dissoziierten Br-Liganden vor und nach der Optimierung. Dieser Frage nach einer isotopenselektiven Photodissoziation wurde in einem weiteren Experiment an CH2Br2 nachgegangen. Dabei konnte jedoch nur eine geringe Variation von etwa f{\"u}nf Prozent gegen{\"u}ber dem nat{\"u}rlichen Isotopenverh{\"a}ltnis festgestellt werden. Als gr{\"o}ßtes experimentelles Problem stellte sich dabei die starke Intensit{\"a}tsabh{\"a}ngigkeit der Produktausbeuten heraus, was die Suche nach der optimalen Pulsform stark einschr{\"a}nkte. Anhand des molekularen Photodetachments CH2I2-->CH2+I2 wurde gezeigt, dass durch die Analyse der optimalen Pulsformen Informationen {\"u}ber die Dynamik dieses Prozesses gewonnen werden k{\"o}nnen. Dazu wurde zun{\"a}chst in einem Pump-Probe-Experiment die Dynamik der I2-Fragmentation nach einer Mehrphotonen-Anregung von CH2I2 mit 266nm Laserpulsen untersucht. Dieses Experiment ergab, dass das Molek{\"u}l {\"u}ber einen angeregten Zwischenzustand auf einer sehr schnellen Zeitskala {\"u}ber Dissoziationskan{\"a}len zerfallen kann. Der dominante Kanal f{\"u}hrt zu einer sequentiellen Abgabe einer der I-Liganden und resultiert in den Photoprodukten CH2I und I Im anderen Kanal, dem molekularen Photodetachment, werden die Photoprodukte I2 und CH2 gebildet. In einem Kontrollexperiment wurde dann versucht, das molekulare Photodetachment gegen{\"u}ber dem dominanten sequentiellen Kanal mit geformten 800nm Laserpulsen zu optimieren. Es wurden Optimierungen mit dem Ziel der Maximierung der Ausbeute an den Photoprodukten I2 und CH2 gegen{\"u}ber CH2I durchgef{\"u}hrt. Diese Experimente ergaben, dass f{\"u}r beide Fragmente des molekularen Photodetachments eine Steigerung des Produktverh{\"a}ltnisses um etwa einen Faktor drei m{\"o}glich ist. Dabei zeigte sich, dass eine Maximierung auf ein Produktverh{\"a}ltnis (z.B. I2/CH2I) eine Steigerung des anderen um etwa den gleichen Faktor hervorruft. Dies ist ein deutlicher Hinweis, dass beide Photoprodukte {\"u}ber denselben Dissoziationskanal gebildet werden. Ein weiterer inweis wurde aus der Analyse der optimalen Pulsformen erhalten: In beiden F{\"a}llen weisen diese eine markante Doppelpulsstruktur mit einem zeitlichen Abstand von etwa 400fs auf. Dies erinnert stark an die Situation des Pump-Probe--Experiments, wo durch die Analyse des transienten Signals ebenfalls eine optimale Verz{\"o}gerungszeit zwischen dem Pump- und Probe-Laserpuls von etwa 400fs ermittelt werden konnte, bei der die Produktverh{\"a}ltnisse gerade maximal sind. Im Vergleich zur Massenspektroskopie liefert die Photoelektronenspektroskopie in der kinetischen Energie der Photoelektronen eine zus{\"a}tzliche Messgr{\"o}ße, die direkt Informationen {\"u}ber die Kerngeometrie des Systems liefern kann. Mit dieser Technik wurde die trans-cis-Photoisomerisierung von Stilben im ersten elektronisch angeregten Zustand S1(1Bu) zeitaufgel{\"o}st untersucht. Dabei ging es speziell um die Frage nach der Existenz eines weiteren 1Bu Zustandes, der in neueren theoretischen Untersuchungen diskutiert wurde. In einem Pump-Probe-Experiment wurde dazu das im Molekularstrahl pr{\"a}parierte trans-Stilben durch einen 266nm Laserpuls angeregt und die Dynamik durch einen weiteren 266nm Laserpuls abgefragt. Im Photoelektronenspektrum konnten zwei signifikante Beitr{\"a}ge mit unterschiedlicher Dynamik gefunden werden. Das transiente Signal des ersten Beitrags weist eine Zeitkonstante von etwa 20ps auf und konnte eindeutig der Isomerisierung des S1 Zustandes zugeordnet werden. Im Gegensatz dazu zeigte das Signal des zweiten Beitrags eine Zeitkonstante von 100fs. Dieses Signal k{\"o}nnte aus der Ionisation des S2 Zustandes resultieren, welcher bislang experimentell nicht beobachtet werden konnte.}, subject = {Ultrakurzer Lichtimpuls}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Michalke2004, author = {Michalke, Thordis}, title = {Elektronen-Korrelationen und Elektron-Phonon-Kopplung in einem nanostrukturierten Adsorbatsystem}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-11957}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2004}, abstract = {In meiner Arbeit werden die Auswirkungen von Vielteilcheneffekten in einem niedrigdimensionalen Adsorbatsystem untersucht. Ein solches System kann als einfaches Modellsystem zum Verst{\"a}ndnis der Vielteilcheneffekte dienen. Mit Hilfe der Photoelektronenspektroskopie und Rastertunnelspektroskopie kann die Lebensdauer der Quasiteilchen direkt gemessen werden. An quasi-nulldimensionalen Quantenpunkten l{\"a}sst sich außerdem der Einfluss der Dimensionalit{\"a}t und der Strukturgr{\"o}ße auf die Korrelationseffekte und Kopplungsst{\"a}rken der Elektronen messen. Das Adsorbatsystem Stickstoff auf Kupfer (Cu(100)c(2x2)N) ist hierf{\"u}r ideal geeignet. Bei der Adsorption von Stickstoff auf Cu(100) bilden sich auf Grund starker Verspannungen durch die inkommensurate c(2x2)-Bedeckung Stickstoff-Inseln mit einer typischen Gr{\"o}ße von 5x5 nm². Auf diesen quasi-nulldimensionalen Quantenpunkten l{\"a}sst sich lokal mit der Rastertunnelspektroskopie die elektronische Zustandsdichte messen. In den STS-Spektren und Bildern sind typische diskrete Eigenzust{\"a}nde eines Quantentrogs zu beobachten. Mit einem Modell ged{\"a}mpfter, quasifreier Elektronen ist es gelungen, diese Eigenzust{\"a}nde zu simulieren und wichtige physikalische Gr{\"o}ßen, wie die effektive Masse, die Bindungsenergie und die mittlere Lebensdauer der Elektronen in den Inseln zu bestimmen. Mit Hilfe der Photoelektronenspektroskopie k{\"o}nnen zahlreiche adsorbatinduzierte Zust{\"a}nde identifiziert und die zweidimensionale Bandstruktur des Adsorbatsystems gemessen werden. Die Elektron-Phonon-Kopplung spielt in dem Stickstoff-Adsorbatsystem eine wichtige Rolle: Temperaturabh{\"a}ngige Messungen der zweidimensionalen Zust{\"a}nde lassen auf eine sehr starke Kopplung schließen mit Werten bis zu 1,4 f{\"u}r die Kopplungskonstante. Dabei ist die Kopplungsst{\"a}rke wesentlich von der Lokalisierung der Adsorbatzust{\"a}nde abh{\"a}ngig. In der N{\"a}he der Fermikante zeigt ein Adsorbatzustand eine außergew{\"o}hnliche Linienform. Die Spektralfunktion kann selbst bei recht hohen Temperaturen von 150 K mit dem Realteil der Selbstenergie der Elektron-Phonon-Kopplung beschrieben werden. F{\"u}r die Phononenzustandsdichte wird dabei das Einstein-Modell verwendet auf Grund des dominierenden Anteils der adsorbatinduzierten optischen Phononen. Die Kopplungsst{\"a}rke und der Beitrag der Elektron-Elektron und Elektron-Defekt-Streuung werden aus diesen Daten extrahiert. Auf Grund der sehr starken Elektron-Phonon-Kopplung k{\"o}nnte man spekulieren, ob sich in der Oberfl{\"a}che Cooper-Paare bilden, deren Anziehung {\"u}ber ein optisches Adsorbatphonon vermittelt w{\"u}rde, und so eine exotische Oberfl{\"a}chen-Supraleitung verursachen.}, subject = {Adsorbat}, language = {de} }