Epitaxial electro deposition of PbSe films on (111)InP single crystals is d
emonstrated thanks to high energy electron diffraction. The presence of Cd(
II) in the solution is mandatory in order to obtain an epitaxial growth whi
ch can be continued up to 0.2 mum. High resolution electron microscopy imag
es show the structural organization of the PbSe/(111)InP and reveal the qua
si absence of stacking faults and microtwins. On (100)InP single crystals a
weak epitaxial growth is observed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All righ
ts reserved.