Growth of Bi doped cadmium zinc telluride single crystals by Bridgman oscillation method and its structural, optical, and electrical analyses
- Dpto. Fisica de Materiales, Laboratorio de Crecimiento de Cristales, Facultad de Ciencias, Univ. Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco (Spain)
- Dpto. Fisica de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas, Univ. Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
The II-VI compound semiconductor cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) is very useful for room temperature radiation detection applications. In the present research, we have successfully grown Bi doped CZT single crystals with two different zinc concentrations (8 and 14 at. %) by the Bridgman oscillation method, in which one experiment has been carried out with a platinum (Pt) tube as the ampoule support. Pt also acts as a cold finger and reduces the growth velocity and enhances crystalline perfection. The grown single crystals have been studied with different analysis methods. The stoichiometry was confirmed by energy dispersive by x-ray and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy analyses and it was found there is no incorporation of impurities in the grown crystal. The presence of Cd and Te vacancies was determined by cathodoluminescence studies. Electrical properties were assessed by I-V analysis and indicated higher resistive value (8.53x10{sup 8} {Omega} cm) for the crystal grown with higher zinc concentration (with Cd excess) compare to the other (3.71x10{sup 5} {Omega} cm).
- OSTI ID:
- 21476177
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 107, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3275054; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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