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Title: Electro and electro-photo plasticity of CdZnTeSe and CdZnTe

Journal Article · · Materials Today Communications

In this work, we studied the influence of applied bias on of the Vickers microhardness HV 0.025 of CdZnTeSe and CdZnTe semi-insulating samples without and with the illumination of light at 870 nm. We observed that a small applied bias results in the hardening of the material. The effect is strongest at a bias of ± 0.5 V and is further strengthened by additional illumination. We suggest that the observed positive electro and electro-photo plastic effects in CdZnTeSe and CdZnTe can be explained by an increase in the concentration of free electrons and holes injected from contacts in a biased sample or generated by illumination. These free carriers can be trapped at dislocations and induce a reconstruction of bonds at the dislocation core. The necessity to break the bonds before dislocation glide results in an increase of microhardness.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Grant/Contract Number:
89303321CEM000080
OSTI ID:
1915267
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2315744
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI-2022-00438; TRN: US2312225
Journal Information:
Materials Today Communications, Vol. 34; ISSN 2352-4928
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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