Study of Te aggregation at the initial growth stage of CdZnTe films deposited by CSS

Junning Gao, Wanqi Jie, Yihui He, Jie Sun, Hao Zhou, Gangqiang Zha, Yanyan Yuan, Junli Tong, Hui Yu, Tao Wang

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Abstract

Te aggregation at the initial growth stage of CdZnTe films deposited by close-spaced sublimation (CSS) is studied with the combination of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Te atoms aggregate in the form of Terich amorphous layers, and then these layers grow into stoichiometric and crystalline compounds through interdiffusion as the films thickened. Te aggregation is led by the high dissociation energy of Te-Te bond and the less volatile nature of Te 2 molecules than Cd and Zn molecules absorbed on the substrate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-450
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume108
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012

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