Patent ID: 7553746

Claim:
A method for manufacturing at least one electrode on a II-VI semiconducting material or a compound of the II-VI semiconductor material, the at least one electrode being in a metal for which the work function is substantially equal to or larger than that of the II-VI semiconducting material, this method being characterized in that the at least one electrode is formed by electrochemical deposition of the metal from a solution of a metal chloride in pure hydrochloric acid, the metal chloride being a chloride of said metal, and wherein pure hydrochloric acid is the liquid which is obtained by dissolving about 37% to about 38% by weight of hydrogen chloride gas molecules in water, wherein the at least one electrode comprises a layer of the metal having a thickness of about 100 nm to about 150 nm and being capable of withstanding a peeling force larger than about 10 kg/cm 2 .