Compton profile study of bonding in ZnTe

The Compton profile of semiconductor compound ZnTe is presented in this wor k. The measurement has been made using 5 Ci Am-241 Compton spectrometer. Th e measurement is compared with the theoretical profiles calculated for vari ous ionic arrangements of ZnTe: The behaviour of valence electrons of ZnTe is also discussed in terms of equal-valence-electron-density profiles of it s isovalent compound namely, CdTe. It is observed that the chemical bonding in ZnTe is more covalent than in CdTe, well in agreement with available re sults.