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Synthesis of ZnTe thin film using stacked elemental layer method: structural studies

S. SHANMUGAN1,* , S. BALAJI1, K. RAMANATHAN1

Affiliation

  1. Materials Laboratory, Thiagarajar Advanced Research Centre, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai – 625 015, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

ZnTe thin films were prepared using Stacked Elemental Layer (SEL) method. The presence of Cubic and Hexagonal phases of ZnTe was confirmed by XRD technique. Cubic ZnTe phase with (111) orientation and hexagonal to cubic phase conversion was observed at 425°C. Decreased dislocation density (δ ), micro strain (ε), internal stress (σ) and crystalline size (D) were observed. The observed texture coefficient (TC) value suggested that the growth of ZnTe is in (220) and (311) orientations rather than (111) orientation. The observed results were supporting the growth of ZnTe thin film using SEL method in efficient manner.

Keywords

Physical vapor deposition processes, Thin film, Stacked elemental layer method, Structural phase analysis.

Citation

S. SHANMUGAN, S. BALAJI, K. RAMANATHAN, Synthesis of ZnTe thin film using stacked elemental layer method: structural studies, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 5, May 2009, pp.468-471 (2009).

Submitted at: May 11, 2009

Accepted at: May 25, 2009