Published April 7, 2003 | Version v1
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Mercury cadmium telluride/tellurium intergrowths in HgCdTe epilayers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy

  • 1. Microphysics Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7059 (United States)
  • 2. Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1704 (United States)

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Surface crater defects in HgCdTe epilayers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy have been investigated using cross-sectional scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as atomic force microscopy. These defects originated primarily within the HgCdTe films, and were shown to be associated with the local development of polycrystalline morphology. High-resolution observations established the occurrence of finely spaced HgCdTe/Te intergrowths with either semicoherent or incoherent grain boundaries, as well as small HgCdTe inclusions embedded within Te grains

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 2275-2277
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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(c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.