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Fe2+ Diffusion in CVD ZnSe during Annealing in Different (Ar, Zn, and Se) Atmospheres

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We have studied Fe2+ diffusion in polycrystalline CVD ZnSe during high-temperature (900–1100°C) annealing in different atmospheres, determined effective Fe2+ diffusion coefficients in CVD ZnSe, and evaluated the activation energy for the diffusion process. Distinctive features of the doping process in Zn vapor have been identified that are responsible for the observed order-of-magnitude increase in Fe diffusion rate in comparison with annealing in Ar and Se. The effect of annealing conditions on Fe diffusion mechanisms is discussed.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (state research target, theme no. 0095-2018-0015).

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  1. Devyatykh Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Tropinina 49, 603951, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    N. A. Timofeeva, E. M. Gavrishchuk, D. V. Savin, S. A. Rodin, S. V. Kurashkin, V. B. Ikonnikov & T. S. Tomilova

  2. Lobachevsky State University (National Research University), pr. Gagarina 23, 603022, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    E. M. Gavrishchuk

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Timofeeva, N.A., Gavrishchuk, E.M., Savin, D.V. et al. Fe2+ Diffusion in CVD ZnSe during Annealing in Different (Ar, Zn, and Se) Atmospheres. Inorg Mater 55, 1201–1205 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519120124

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