Heteroepitaxial growth and properties of crystals of CdTe on GaAs substrates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6706, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Choubey, A ^a   Toman, J ^a   Brinkman, A W ^a   Mullins, J T ^b   Cantwell, B J ^b   Halliday, D P ^a   Basu, A ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Durham Scientific Crystals Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk crystals; CdTe; HRXRD; IR microscopy inclusions; Vapour growth

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SUBSTRATES;

BULK CRYSTALS; IR MICROSCOPY; STRAIN DISPERSION; VAPOUR GROWTH;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 42149092183     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.739476     Document Type: Conference Paper

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