The electrodeposition of ZnTe films on an ITO-coated glass substrate i
n a bath containing M/10 ZnCl2, M/2000 TeCl4 and M/3.3 KI dissolved in
ethylene glycol is described. Cyclic voltammetry in the dark and unde
r illumination was used to identify the potential for ZnTe deposition.
It is shown that cubic ZnTe can be grown at -0.95 V. Film characteriz
ation by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy is also di
scussed.