Epitaxial electrodeposition of lead selenide films on indium phosphide single crystals

✍ Scribed by L. Beaunier; H. Cachet; M. Froment

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 396 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1369-8001
• DOI: 10.1016/s1369-8001(01)00008-7

✦ Synopsis

Epitaxial electrodeposition of PbSe films on (1 1 1)InP single crystals is demonstrated thanks to high energy electron diffraction. The presence of Cd(II) in the solution is mandatory in order to obtain an epitaxial growth which can be continued up to 0.2 mm. High resolution electron microscopy images show the structural organization of the PbSe/ (1 1 1)InP and reveal the quasi absence of stacking faults and microtwins. On (1 0 0)InP single crystals a weak epitaxial growth is observed.