Evolution of Pb_{1-x}Cd_{x}Te Solid Solution Structure at High Temperatures

• Authors: R. Minikayev , E. Dynowska , E. Kamińska , A. Szczerbakow , D. Trots , T. Story , W. Szuszkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The recent successful growth of single, bulk Pb_{1-x}Cd_{x}Te crystals by self-selecting vapor transport method at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw opened new opportunities to study the physical properties of this interesting material in detail. In this work we report the preliminary results of X-ray powder diffraction studies performed on a set of Pb_{1-x}Cd_{x}Te solid solutions (where x ≤ 0.056) at high temperatures (295 K ≤ T ≤ 1100 K) and analyzed with the Rietveld refinement. Our results demonstrate the necessity of some correction of the relevant phase diagram and of the solubility limit, known from the literature.

Keywords

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78.30.Fs; 81.10.Fq

Discipline

• 81.10.Fq: Growth from melts; zone melting and refining
• 78.30.Fs: III-V and II-VI semiconductors

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 119
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 699-701

Dates

published

2011-05

Contributors

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R. Minikayev

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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E. Dynowska

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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E. Kamińska

• Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences College of Science, Cardinal S. Wyszyński University, Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland

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A. Szczerbakow

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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D. Trots

• HASYLAB at DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
• Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany

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T. Story

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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W. Szuszkiewicz

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.119.699