Gas-phase decomposition of MeTeBut and its relevance to the MOVPE of mercury cadmium telluride

JE Hails, David John Cole-Hamilton, AED McQueen

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Abstract

Results are presented on the assessment, using a variety of techniques, of methyl, tertiary-butyl, telluride as a potential precursor for the growth of CdTe, HgTe and (Hg,Cd)Te by metal-organic vapour-phase epitaxy (MOVPE). It is concluded that, despite its low decomposition temperature and the successful growth of HgTe, MeTeBut is a very poor tellurium precursor. It is probable that all unsymmetrical tellurium alkyls containing a methyl group will also be poor tellurium precursors. Crown Copyright (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)594-603
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume183
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1998

Keywords

  • MOVPE
  • (Hg,Cd)Te
  • tellurium alkyls
  • precursor
  • MeTeBut
  • II-VI-COMPOUNDS
  • GROWTH
  • PRECURSORS
  • PYROLYSIS
  • EPITAXY
  • CDTE

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