Post-growth CdCl₂ treatment on CdTe thin films grown on graphene layers using a close-spaced sublimation method.

We investigated the morphological, structural and optical properties of CdCl₂-treated cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films deposited on defective graphene using a close-spaced sublimation (CSS) system. Heat treatment in the presence of CdCl₂ caused recrystallization of CSS-grown CdTe over the as-deposited structures. The preferential (111) orientation of as-deposited CdTe films was randomized after post-growth CdCl₂ treatment.