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The Preparation of III-V Semiconductors in Aqueous Solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Toby J. Cumberbatch  and
Andrew Putnis
Toby J. Cumberbatch
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, England
Andrew Putnis
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, England
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Abstract

Indium arsenide colloids have been prepared by passing arsine through an aqueous solution of the metal nitrate. Similar experiments with gallium solutions produced an extremely fine precipitate which has been tentatively identified as amorphous gallium arsenide. Attempts to precipitate aluminium arsenide from aqueous solutions or mixed organic solvent systems were unsuccessful. The materials were characterised by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and and optical absorption spectroscopy.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 164: Symposium H – Materials Issues in Microcrystalline Semiconductors , 1989 , 129
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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