Twin microstructure and effective particle size in (111) CdTe and ZnTe grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 67 (3) , 1554-1561
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.345665
Abstract
The use of x-ray diffraction techniques for studying twin microstructure and particle-size analysis of (111) CdTe and (111) ZnTe layers grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on GaAs substrates is demonstrated. Two types of twins, lamella and double positioning, were identified, both composed of small particles (domains). A procedure is presented for the determination of the particle thickness and width as well as the lamella thickness. CdTe(111)B layers are typically characterized by a two-dimensional growth mechanism, smooth surface appearance, relatively high growth rate, and lamella twin structure. On the other hand, the (111)A-oriented layers (CdTe and ZnTe) exhibited a three-dimensional growth mechanism, rough surfaces, low growth rates, and double-positioning twins with a preferred twin orientation of the substrate.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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