Zinc-blende MnTe: Epilayers and quantum well structures
Abstract
Epilayers of the previously hypothetical zinc-blende MnTe have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Epitaxial layers (0.5 μm thick) of MnTe were characterized using x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy; optical reflectance measurements indicate a band gap of ∼3.2 eV. A series of strained single quantum well structures was fabricated with zinc-blende MnTe forming the barrier to CdTe quantum well regions; photoluminescence spectra indicate optical transitions corresponding to strong electron and hole confinement.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- November 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.102091
- Bibcode:
- 1989ApPhL..55.2087D
- Keywords:
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- Manganese Compounds;
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy;
- Quantum Wells;
- Tellurides;
- Zinc;
- Cadmium Tellurides;
- Electron Microscopy;
- Energy Gaps (Solid State);
- Photoluminescence;
- Reflectance;
- X Ray Diffraction;
- Solid-State Physics