X-ray standing wave study of CdTe/MnTe/CdTe(001) heterointerfaces

Abstract

The x-ray standing wave method is used to investigate some crystallographic features of the first stages of growth of ultrathin pseudomorphic MnTe(001) strained layers buried in CdTe on CdTe(001) substrates. Experiments with 004 and 113 reflecting planes show evidence of the presence of both MnTe clusters and diluted CdMnTe alloy.