This Ph. D. thesis is dedicated to the study of selective growth by molecular beam epitaxy of CdTe on CdTe(211)B and Si(100) islands patterned on SiO2. These islands have a micro- and nanometer scale size and act as seeds for the growth of CdTe. These structures are patterned by optical and interferometric lithography. The selective process is explained by a difference in the physisorption energy of the adsorbed atoms of cadmium and telluride depending on the substrate (CdTe, Si or SiO2).
Date of Award | 21 Sept 2009 |
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Original language | English |
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Supervisor | Robert Sporken (Supervisor), Paul THIRY (President), Jacques Dumont (Jury), Romain Delamare (Jury) & Fikri Aquariden (Jury) |
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Selective growth of CdTe by molecular beam epitaxy on CdTe(211)B microseeds and Si(100) nanoseeds patterned on SiO
2Seldrum, T. (Author). 21 Sept 2009
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences