Growth of HgCdTe by Modified Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Abstract

Films of Hgl-xCdxTe and ZnO can be formed by the LADA technique. Their results will be presented separately. HgO.7CdO.3Te films have specular surface morphology and sharp interfaces with a cross diffusion region of 1500 A. Electron mobility at 77K as high as 19,000 sq cm/V-s was observed. SIMS profile analysis indicated large accumulation of impurities at the interface and near the surface, MIS devices were fabricated and their results will be presented. ZnO films can be formed by evaporating from ZnO powder pellets with a pulsed carbon dioxide laser (lambda =10.6 micrometers). Films from 0.1 to 1.0 micrometers thick were deposited on various substrates in a wide range of temperatures. At substrate temperatures above 250 C, the deposited films are colorless and transparent. The surface is smooth with no discernable features, even under 1000x magnification. The films are highly oriented along the C-axis. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate a single (0001) peak with a half width (2 theta) about 0.3-0.35 degrees. This is comparable to the ZnO films deposited by the state-of-the-art magnetron sputtering technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1982
Accession Number
ADA117752

Entities

People

  • J. T. Cheung

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Dielectrics
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Films
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Partial Pressure
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Spectra
  • Thin Films
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene