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Structural and optical properties of ZnSe x Te1−-x solid solutions in thin-film form

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Solid solutions of ZnSe x Te1−x (0. 1 ≤x ≤ 1) were synthesized by vacuum fusion of stoichiometric proportions of ZnSe and ZnTe. X-ray diffraction data revealed that they have polycrystalline cubic zinc-blende structure. The calculated unit cell lattice constant (a) for the different compositions in powder form vary linearly, with molecular fractionx following Vegard's law:a(x) = 6.165 – 0.485x. Thin films of ZnSe x Te1−x (0.1 ≤x ≤ 1) solid solutions deposited onto glass or quartz substrates by thermal evaporation in a vacuum of 10−4 Pa were found to be polycrystalline with a preferred (1 1 1) orientation. The obtained data were confirmed by electron diffraction. The optical studies showed that ZnSe x Te1−x polycrystalline films of different compositions have two direct transitions with corresponding energy gapsE g andE g +Δ so The variations in bothE g andE g +Δ so, withx indicate that ZnSe x Te1−x solid solution belongs to an amalgamation-type following quadratic equations with bowing parameters 1.251 and 1.275, respectively.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt

    B. A. Khalifa & A. M. Abd El-Rahman

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    M. M. El-Nahass

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El-Nahass, M.M., Khalifa, B.A., Abd El-Rahman, A.M. et al. Structural and optical properties of ZnSe x Te1−-x solid solutions in thin-film form. Appl. Phys. A 63, 81–86 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01579749

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