Semiconducting Properties of Peritectic Compounds from the Pseudo-binary System of CdTe-In[sub 2]Te[sub 3]

Abstract

Single phase polycrystalline samples of three peritectic compounds from the pseudo‐binary system of and were prepared by zone refining and zone leveling techniques. The compounds are 45 mole % mole % , 20 mole % mole % , and 6 mole % mole % . The energy gap values obtained from electrical conductivity and Hall effect measurements show that for the β‐phase; for the γ‐phase; and for the δ‐phase. The addition of to or of to lowers the energy gaps of the resulting compounds.