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Title: Performance of CdZnTe detectors passivated with energetic oxygen atoms

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OSTI ID:677166

Noise caused by surface-leakage current can degrade the performance of CdZnTe spectrometers, particularly devices with closely spaced contacts such as coplanar grid detectors. In order to reduce surface leakage, the authors are treating CdZnTe detector surfaces with energetic, neutral oxygen atoms. Energetic oxygen atoms react with the surface to form a resistive oxide layer. Because the reaction is effective at room temperature, deleterious heating of the substrate is avoided. In most cases, leakage current and noise are shown to decrease significantly after treatment. The effect of the treatment on the performance of coplanar grid detectors is presented.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Management and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
677166
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-98-2008; CONF-980545-; ON: DE99000760; TRN: 99:002390
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. symposium on radiation measurements and applications, Ann Arbor, MI (United States), 11-14 May 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English