Electrical compensation in CdTe and CdZnTe by intrisic defects

Nemanja Krsmanovic; Kelvin G. Lynn; Marc H. Weber; Russell B. Tjossem; Salah A. Awadalla; Csaba Szeles; Patrick J. Flint; Howard L. Glass

doi:10.1117/12.407584

21 November 2000 Electrical compensation in CdTe and CdZnTe by intrinsic defects

Nemanja Krsmanovic, Kelvin G. Lynn, Marc H. Weber, Russell B. Tjossem, Salah A. Awadalla, Csaba Szeles, Patrick J. Flint, Howard L. Glass

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Proceedings Volume 4141, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407584
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The effects of two intrinsic deep levels on electrical compensation and effects of dislocations on carrier mobility in semi-insulating CdTe and CdZnTe radiation detector crystals are reported here. These levels were found in samples grown by conventional Bridgman and high-pressure Bridgman techniques. The levels were observed with thermoelectric effect spectroscopy at distinct temperatures corresponding to thermal ionization energies of E_s1 equals 0.27 +/- 0.07 eV, E_d1 equals E_v + 0.735 +/- 0.005 eV and E_d2 equals E_v + 0.743 +/- 0.005 eV. The shallow level (E_s1) is associated with dislocations. The first deep level (E_d1) is associated with the doubly ionized Cd vacancy acceptor and the second deep level (E_d2) is associated with the Te-antisite (Te_Cd). The second deep level (Te_Cd) was found to electrically compensate the material to produce high resistivity CdTe and CdZnTe, provided that the Cd vacancy concentration is sufficiently reduced during crystal growth or by post-growth thermal processing. The dislocations were found to affect the mobility of the carriers in the CdTe and CdZnTe crystals.

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Nemanja Krsmanovic, Kelvin G. Lynn, Marc H. Weber, Russell B. Tjossem, Salah A. Awadalla, Csaba Szeles, Patrick J. Flint, and Howard L. Glass "Electrical compensation in CdTe and CdZnTe by intrinsic defects", Proc. SPIE 4141, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics II, (21 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407584

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