Published July 3, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Low-damage processing of CdTe(110) surfaces using atomic hydrogen

  • 1. Columbia Radiation Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)

Description

We present the results of an AES, XPS, and LEED study of the reaction of oxide and contaminant overlayers on the CdTe(110) surface with atomic hydrogen. Exposure of an oxidized surface to a flux of atomic hydrogen produced by ''cracking'' ambient molecular hydrogen on a hot tungsten filament results in a rapid, quantitative removal of the oxide overlayer with substrate temperatures as low as 300 K to produce a stoichiometric surface free of contaminants which has sufficient surface order to produce a sharp (1x1) LEED pattern. copyright 1995 American Institute of Physics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 55-57.
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26065863
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM TELLURIDES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENTS
Descriptors DEC
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; TELLURIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS