Published 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Structural properties of MnTe, ZnTe and ZnMnTe

Description

Structural properties of MnTe, ZnTe and Mn1-xZnxTe alloy with zinc-blende, NiAs and wurtzite phases were investigated by ab initio calculations. The calculated structural properties are in good agreement with the available experimental data. Theory predicts that the zinc-blende phase is more stable than wurtzite for all compositions. Mn1-xZnxTe samples with 0.01 < x < 0.20 were grown by MBE. X-ray analysis of their crystalline structure revealed the presence of zinc-blende, wurtzite and NiAs phases. The dominant phase changes from NiAs for the sample with x = 0.01 to wurtzite for x = 0.20. The observed stabilization of the wurtzite phase is possibly due to the hexagonal structure of the MnTe buffer. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series A
Journal Volume
106
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 233-238
ISSN
0587-4246

Conference

Title
33. International School on Physics of Semiconducting Compounds
Dates
28 May - 4 Jun 2004
Place
Jaszowiec (Poland)

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
PBZ-KBN-044/P03/2001
Notes
8 refs, 3 figs, 1 tab