A low temperature (room to 70 degrees C) chemical bath deposition technique
for submicron PbSe thin films, suitable for any size and shape of substrat
e is reported. Uniform, mirror like films were deposited on glass or clear
polyester film substrates. X-ray, optical, and electrical investigations we
re carried out for as-deposited as well as for annealed films. (C) 1999 Els
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