Angle-resolved photoemission study of theα-Sn/CdTe(100) interface

Abstract
We studied the growth of diamond structured Sn on CdTe(100) by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation in the photon-energy range hν=12–34 eV. Sn grows layer by layer in the α phase on CdTe(100). The α-Sn/CdTe(100) interface is abrupt and nonreactive. We observe neither outdiffusion nor segregation of Cd in the α-Sn layer. A Schottky barrier of VSB=0.55 eV develops after the adsorption of (1/4 monolayer of α-Sn on p-type CdTe(100).