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Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Lead Sulfide on (100)‐Oriented Single‐Crystal Gold
Author(s) -
Vertegel Alexey A.,
Shumsky Mark G.,
Switzer Jay A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19991102)38:21<3169::aid-anie3169>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - epitaxy , materials science , single crystal , lattice (music) , crystal structure , crystallography , nanotechnology , chemistry , physics , layer (electronics) , acoustics
Small lattice mismatches and gas‐phase deposition are typically used for growing epitaxial films on single‐crystal substrates. A 1‐μm thick film of PbS can be epitaxially electrodeposited onto a Au (100) single crystal. The large lattice mismatch (45.5 %) between Au and PbS is accommodated by the formation of a coincidence lattice, in which the epitaxial film is rotated by 45° relative to the substrate. The coincidence lattice reduces the mismatch to +2.9 %.