Zinc-blende(zb) MnTe layers were grown by compositional conversion of ZnTe
to MnTe, and structural property of the layers was examined. The growth rat
e and the thickness of the MnTe layers are much influenced by growth temper
ature and substrate orientation. The interdiffusion between ZnTe and MnTe s
hows strong anisotropic reaction rate. The resultant zb-MnTe layer, however
, is found to be structurally and morphologically homogeneous. (C) 2001 Els
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