Electrodeposition of a PbTe/CdTe superlattice by electrochemical atomic layer deposition (E-ALD)

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العنوان: Electrodeposition of a PbTe/CdTe superlattice by electrochemical atomic layer deposition (E-ALD)
المؤلفون: John L. Stickney, Brian Perdue, Dhego Banga
المصدر: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 716:129-135
بيانات النشر: Elsevier BV, 2014.
سنة النشر: 2014
مصطلحات موضوعية: Band gap, Chemistry, General Chemical Engineering, Superlattice, Analytical chemistry, Electron microprobe, Cadmium telluride photovoltaics, Analytical Chemistry, Crystallography, Atomic layer deposition, Phase (matter), Electrochemistry, Deposition (law), Stoichiometry
الوصف: A PbTe/CdTe superlattice was deposited using the electrochemical form of atomic layer deposition (E-ALD). The E-ALD program consisted of 15 periods of 5 cycles of CdTe and 15 cycles of PbTe, grown on a 15 cycle PbTe pre-layer formed on 200 nm of Au vapor deposited on glass. The cycle used for CdTe nanofilm formation involved ramped potentials, that is, the potentials used to deposit Cd and Te were incremented negatively for each of the first 20 cycles. After 20 cycle the potentials were held constant for all the remaining cycles, and resulted in a stoichiometric and homogeneous CdTe deposit, as shown by Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA). Peaks corresponding to the cubic phase of CdTe were observed in the XRD pattern of the CdTe, with the (1 1 1) dominant. Optical studies of the CdTe revealed a band gap of 1.5 eV. The PbTe/CdTe superlattice was formed using the period above fifteen times. Deposition potentials, current–time traces and elemental coverages are described. The superlattice was determined to be stoichiometric, as determined by EPMA. The superlattice X-ray diffraction pattern displayed satellite peaks on the (1 1 1) peak, as symmetric shoulders, indicating a period of 11 nm, rather than the anticipated 6 nm.
تدمد: 1572-6657
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.08.009
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::58ed81dec2558111e733ed37fb6fc05f
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.08.009
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الوصف
تدمد:15726657
DOI:10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.08.009