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Influence of structure on the electrical conductivity of polycrystalline PbTe films

Journal Article · · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5498818
This paper attempts to clarify the general systematics of the influence of structure on the electrical conductivity of polycrystalline PbTe films. Polycrystalline PbTe layers were prepared by cathodic sputtering in a d.c. field in argon atmosphere by deposition of the sputtered material on unheated to liquid-nitrogen cooled glassy substrate. Results of the experiments show that the resistivity of freshly prepared polycrystalline PbTe films on glassy substrates is related to the average grain size D, and that the structure of the films is unstable. The thermal width of the band gap of polycrystalline films does not depend on the average grain size in a wide region of their variation.
Research Organization:
Donets Physicochemical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
OSTI ID:
5498818
Journal Information:
Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 21:7; ISSN INOMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English