Bismuth thin films are formed electrochemically on (110). Bismuth films up to a few hundred nanometers in thickness exhibit a strong (018) texture, while thicker films are polycrystalline. The barrier height of the Schottky contacts is , about lower than for electrodeposited bismuth films on GaAs (100).
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