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Interface Characterization of PbTe/BaSi/Si Heterostructures Grown Using MBE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

F. Santiago ,
D. Woody ,
T. K. Chu  and
C. A. Huber
F. Santiago
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
D. Woody
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
T. K. Chu
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
C. A. Huber
Affiliation:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Abstract

A new substrate material consisting of a buffer layer of a Ba-Si compound was developed by making use of the chemical reaction between BaF2 and Si. This substrate is very promising for the integration of IV-VI semiconductor materials with silicon. PbTe films of excellent quality, as determined by X-ray and Reflected High Energy Electron Diffraction spectra, have been deposited over (111)- and (100)-oriented silicon wafers of 3 inch diameter. These PbTe films are (100)-oriented irrespective of the Si orientation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies reveal very interesting chemistry at the interface between Ba-Si and Te. They suggest that BaTe may form between PbTe and Ba-Si at their interface. This interfacial region, which is of the order of only a few molecular layers, appears to be critical in the success of the deposition. Thermal cycling showed that the PbTe/BaSi/Si system is mechanically very stable. The possibility of a similar growth mechanism for the deposition of II-VI semiconductors such as CdTe is considered.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 281: Symposium D – Semiconductor Heterostructures for Photonic and Electronic Applications , 1992 , 603
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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