Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films · 1987 · 24 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceMaterials ChemistrySemiconductor MaterialsSurface ScienceMetal SulfidesSemiconductor SurfacesSurface Chemistry Of SolidsSurface PhysicsSurface ReactivityThermal Properties Of SemiconductorsAnodic Oxide FilmsHigh-resolution Electron MicroscopyHigh-resolution Transmission Electron MicroscopyMetal Sulfide Thin FilmsPhotoluminescencePhotoluminescence SpectroscopySurface Chemistry Of Metal SulfidesThin Oxide Films
Anodic sulfide films were grown on HgCdTe and studied by Auger electron spectroscopy, surface analysis by laser ionization, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to determine their elemental composition and their chemical and physical structure. This information, when coupled with a knowledge of the possible chemical reactions at the interface between the film and the HgCdTe substrate, explains why anodic surface films are more thermally stable than anodic oxide films.