Microstructure and Optical Characterization of Mid-Wave HgCdTe Grown by MBE under Different Conditions

The mid-wave single-crystal HgCdTe (211) films were successfully grown on GaAs (211) B substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Microstructure and optical properties of the MBE growth HgCdTe films grown at different temperatures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning transmission elect...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Fang Qiu, Sheng-Xi Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yi-Cheng Zhu, Cheng Dou, San-Can Han, Yan Wu, Ping-Ping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/3/296
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Summary:The mid-wave single-crystal HgCdTe (211) films were successfully grown on GaAs (211) B substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Microstructure and optical properties of the MBE growth HgCdTe films grown at different temperatures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy, Raman and photoluminescence. The effects of growth temperature on the crystal quality of HgCdTe/CdTe have been studied in detail. The HgCdTe film grown at the lower temperature of 151 °C has high crystal quality, the interface is flat and there are no micro twins. While the crystal quality of the HgCdTe grown at higher temperature of 155 °C is poor, and there are defects and micro twins at the HgCdTe/CdTe interface. The research results demonstrate that the growth temperature significantly affects the crystal quality and optical properties of HgCdTe films.
ISSN:2073-4352