The reaction kinetics of Cu with the CdTe(111)-B surface: Formation of metastable Cu{sub x}Te (x{approx}2)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
In the present study, elemental Cu is deposited on the clean CdTe(111)-B surface and annealed in vacuum. Surface-composition maps generated by scanning Auger microcopy provide evidence that a reaction occurs between Cu and the CdTe(111)-B substrate that results in the formation of a metastable copper telluride phase Cu{sub x}Te (x{approx}2) at the surface. In situ thermal-desorption mass spectrometry measurements show that elemental Cd is released during the reaction and desorbs from the surface. Desorption of Te from the substrate is suppressed during the reaction. Analysis of Cd desorption traces demonstrates that the Cu+CdTe(111)-B reaction proceeds via zero-order kinetics, with an activation energy of 180{+-}5 kJ mol{sup -1}.
- OSTI ID:
- 20723221
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 18; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2102904; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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