EPITAXIAL ELECTRODEPOSITION OF CDTE-FILMS ON INP FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS - ROLE OF A CHEMICALLY DEPOSITED CDS INTERMEDIATE LAYER

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LINCOT, D [1 ]
KAMPMANN, A [1 ]
MOKILI, B [1 ]
VEDEL, J [1 ]
CORTES, R [1 ]
FROMENT, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 06,CNRS,UPR 15,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
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10.1063/1.114343
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Epitaxial (111) CdTe films have been grown on ((1) over bar (1) over bar (1) over bar) InP single crystals by one step electrodeposition in aqueous acidic solution, at a temperature of 85 degrees C, and a growth rate of about 0.7 mu m h(-1). Reflexion high-energy electron diffraction and five-circle x-ray diffraction techniques have been used to characterize the interface structure and epitaxial quality. The epitaxy of CdTe (fee a=6.49 Angstrom) takes place with a direct continuation of the InP lattice (fee a=5.87 Angstrom), with no rotation of the respective crystallographic directions. The epitaxy is markedly improved when the InP substrate is covered with a thin film (20-30 nm) of epitaxial CdS grown by chemical bath deposition which acts as an interfacial buffer layer. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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