Abstract
Electro-migration of ionized/electrically active impurities in CdZnTe (CZT) was successfully demonstrated at elevated temperature with an electric field of 20-V/mm. Copper, which exists in positively charged states, electro-migrated at a speed of 15-μm/h in an electric field of 20-V/mm. A notable variation in impurity concentration along the growth direction with the segregation tendency of the impurities was observed in an electro-migrated CZT boule. Notably, both Ga and Fe, which exist in positively charged states, exhibited the opposite distribution to that of their segregation tendency in Cd(Zn)Te. A CZT detector fabricated from the middle portion of the electro-migrated CZT boule showed an improved mobility-lifetime product of 0.91-×-10-2-cm2/V, compared with that of 1.4-×-10-3-cm2/V, observed in an as-grown (non-electro-migrated) CZT detector. The optimum radiation detector material would have minimum concentration of deep traps required for compensation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 145702 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Apr 14 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)