An electrochemical technique to deposit thin films of PbTe

被引:25
作者
Mondal, Anup [1 ]
Mukherjee, Nillohit
Bhar, Sanjib Kumar
Ee, Dipall Bane
机构
[1] Bengal Engn & Sci Univ, Dept Chem, Sibpur 711103, Howrah, India
[2] Vivekananda Coll, Dept Chem, Kolkata 700063, W Bengal, India
[3] Bengal Engn & Sci Univ, Dept Phys, Sibpur 711103, Howrah, India
关键词
electrochemical deposition; lead telluride; structural properties; optical properties; X-ray diffraction;
D O I
10.1016/j.tsf.2006.03.004
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
PbTe thin films were deposited electrochemically on transparent conducting oxide coated (TCO) glass substrates from a solution of lead acetate and TeO2 at low pH. A lead (Pb) strip was used as a sacrificing anode and the TCO glass acted as the cathode, which were short-circuited externally. Depositions were carried out at different temperatures of the bath to study the growth kinetics and grain growth. X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and resistivity measurements were carried out to characterize the deposited films. The films were polycrystalline in nature with a cubic phase. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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