Abstract
The fluorescence of CdSxSe1-x mixed crystals with band-gap gradients as large as 1200 eV/cm has been investigated at 77°K. The graded samples were produced by heating CdSe or CdSxSe1-x platelets in a sulfur-selenium atmosphere. Some of the diffused crystals were post-treated in a cadmium atmosphere. Removal of surface material shifted the fluorescence spectra of the diffused crystals to longer wavelengths. The spectral position of fluorescence peaks was determined as a function of the thickness of the removed surface layer. Composition profiles were deduced from these data by correlating fluorescence wavelength with crystal composition. Error-function curves gave a good fit to experimentally determined profiles. Diffusion constants of 7.0 × 10-13 and 1.6 × 10-12 cm2/sec were determined for diffusion temperatures of 600 and 650°C, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1467-1473 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1972 |