GROWTH OF MNSB THIN-FILMS ON CDTE SUBSTRATES BY HOT-WALL EPITAXY

Ferromagnetic MnSb thin films were grown on CdTe (110) substrates for the first time by hot-wall epitaxy (HWE) technique using polycrystalli ne powders of MnSb as an evaporation source. The crystal orientation o f these thin films was determined by X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The c hemical composition of the films was determined by means of electron-p robe microanalysis (EPMA) and by electron spectroscopy for chemical an alysis (ESCA) depth profiling. Polar magnetooptical Kerr rotation spec tra were measured in the 1.2 eV to 4 eV photon energy range.