Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Lead Sulfide on (100)-Oriented Single-Crystal Gold.
Small lattice mismatches and gas-phase deposition are typically used for growing epitaxial films on single-crystal substrates. A 1-µm thick film of PbS can be epitaxially electrodeposited onto a Au (100) single crystal. The large lattice mismatch (45.5 %) between Au and PbS is accommodated by the formation of a coincidence lattice, in which the epitaxial film is rotated by 45 degrees relative to the substrate. The coincidence lattice reduces the mismatch to +2.9 %.
Vertegel
AA
University of Missouri-Rolla, Department of Chemistry and, Graduate Center for Materials Research, Rolla, MO 65409-1170 (USA).
Shumsky
MG
Switzer
JA