High quality CdTe epilayers on GaAs grown by hot-wall epitaxy

Abstract
Hot-wall epitaxy is used for the first time for the growth of high quality CdTe epilayers on semi-insulating GaAs. The quality of the films is investigated by photoluminescence at 10 K, 78 K, and room temperature. The photoluminescence spectra at 78 K show a strong bound exciton recombination at about 1.58 eV with a linewidth of 11 meV. The linewidth of the bound exciton emission at 10 K is 1 meV. The electrical properties of the as-grown layers are measured by Hall effect yielding a hole concentration of p=3×1012 cm−3 and a mobility of 100 cm2/V s at 270 K.