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Title: Semiconductive materials and associated uses thereof

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1079502

High rate radiation detectors are disclosed herein. The detectors include a detector material disposed inside the container, the detector material containing cadmium, tellurium, and zinc, a first dopant containing at least one of aluminum, chlorine, and indium, and a second dopant containing a rare earth metal. The first dopant has a concentration of about 500 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion, and the second dopant has a concentration of about 200 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion.

Research Organization:
Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, WA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-06IDI4724
Assignee:
Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, WA)
Patent Number(s):
8,283,637
Application Number:
13/006,050
OSTI ID:
1079502
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English