Tuning the Surface Electron Accumulation Layer of In 2 O 3 by Adsorption of Molecular Electron Donors and Acceptors Rongbin Wang 1 , Thorsten Schultz, 1,2 Alexandra Papadogianni, 3 Elena Longhi, 4 Christos Gatsios, 1 Fengshuo Zu, 1 Tianshu Zhai, 1 Stephen Barlow, 4,5 Seth R. Marder, 4,5,6 Oliver Bierwagen, 3 Patrick Amsalem, 1 and Norbert Koch 1,2 1 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany 2 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Germany 3 Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Leibniz-Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin, Germany 4 School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA 5 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA 6 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA In 2 O 3 , an n-type semiconducting transparent transition metal oxide, possesses a surface electron accumulation layer (SEAL) resulting from downward surface band bending due to the presence of ubiquitous oxygen vacancies. Upon annealing In 2 O 3 in ultrahigh vacuum or in the presence of oxygen, the SEAL can be enhanced or depleted, as governed by the resulting density of oxygen vacancies at the surface. In this work, an alternative route to tune the SEAL by adsorption of strong molecular electron donors ([RuCp*mes] 2 ) and acceptors (F 6 TCNNQ) is demonstrated. Starting from an electron-depleted In 2 O 3 surface after annealing in oxygen, the deposition of [RuCp*mes] 2 restores the accumulation layer as a result of electron transfer from the donor molecules to In 2 O 3 , as evidenced by the observation of (partially) filled conduction sub-bands near the Fermi level via angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, indicating the formation of a 2D electron gas due to the SEAL. In contrast, when F 6 TCNNQ is deposited on a surface annealed without oxygen, the electron accumulation layer vanishes and an upward band bending is generated at the In 2 O 3 surface due to electron depletion by the acceptor molecules. Hence, further opportunities to expand the application of In 2 O 3 in electronic devices are revealed. [1] References 1. R. Wang et.al, Small, 2023, 2300730. DOI:10.1002/smll.202300730
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