Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 196801 (2008) [4 pages]STM Images of Subsurface Mn Atoms in GaAs: Evidence of Hybridization of Surface and Impurity StatesReceived 28 February 2008; published 4 November 2008 We show that scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of subsurface Mn atoms in GaAs are formed by hybridization of the impurity state with intrinsic surface states. They cannot be interpreted in terms of bulk-impurity wave-function imaging. Atomic-resolution images obtained using a low-temperature apparatus are compared with advanced, parameter-free tight-binding simulations accounting for both the buckled (110) surface and vacuum electronic properties. Splitting of the acceptor state due to buckling is shown to play a prominent role. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.196801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.196801
PACS:
73.20.−r, 71.15.Ap, 73.61.Ey, 75.50.Pp
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