An analysis of point defects induced by In, Al, Ni, and Sn dopants in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors and their influence on trapping of charge carriers
Abstract
In this paper, we studied point defects induced in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors doped with Indium (In), Aluminium (Al), Nickel (Ni), and Tin (Sn). Point defects associated with different dopants were observed, and these defects were analyzed in detail for their contributions to electron/hole (e/h) trapping. We also explored the correlations between the nature and abundance of the point defects with their influence on the resistivity, electron mobility-lifetime (μτe) product, and electron trapping time. We used current-deep level transient spectroscopy to determine the energy, capture cross-section, and concentration of each trap. Furthermore, we used the data to determine the trapping and de-trapping times for the charge carriers. In In-doped CdZnTe detectors, uncompensated Cd vacancies (VCd-) were identified as a dominant trap. The VCd- were almost compensated in detectors doped with Al, Ni, and Sn, in addition to co-doping with In. Dominant traps related to the dopant were found at Ev + 0.36 eV and Ev + 1.1 eV, Ec + 76 meV and Ev + 0.61 eV, Ev + 36 meV and Ev + 0.86 eV, Ev + 0.52 eV and Ec + 0.83 eV in CZT:In, CZT:In + Al, CZT:In + Ni, and CZT:In + Sn, respectively. Results indicate thatmore »
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- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
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- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; BNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1408811
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1349378
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2017-00209
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 121; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; doping; point defects; electrical resistivity; charge carriers; nickel
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Gul, R., Roy, U. N., and James, R. B. An analysis of point defects induced by In, Al, Ni, and Sn dopants in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors and their influence on trapping of charge carriers. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4978377.
Gul, R., Roy, U. N., & James, R. B. An analysis of point defects induced by In, Al, Ni, and Sn dopants in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors and their influence on trapping of charge carriers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978377
Gul, R., Roy, U. N., and James, R. B. Wed .
"An analysis of point defects induced by In, Al, Ni, and Sn dopants in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors and their influence on trapping of charge carriers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978377. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408811.
@article{osti_1408811,
title = {An analysis of point defects induced by In, Al, Ni, and Sn dopants in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors and their influence on trapping of charge carriers},
author = {Gul, R. and Roy, U. N. and James, R. B.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we studied point defects induced in Bridgman-grown CdZnTe detectors doped with Indium (In), Aluminium (Al), Nickel (Ni), and Tin (Sn). Point defects associated with different dopants were observed, and these defects were analyzed in detail for their contributions to electron/hole (e/h) trapping. We also explored the correlations between the nature and abundance of the point defects with their influence on the resistivity, electron mobility-lifetime (μτe) product, and electron trapping time. We used current-deep level transient spectroscopy to determine the energy, capture cross-section, and concentration of each trap. Furthermore, we used the data to determine the trapping and de-trapping times for the charge carriers. In In-doped CdZnTe detectors, uncompensated Cd vacancies (VCd-) were identified as a dominant trap. The VCd- were almost compensated in detectors doped with Al, Ni, and Sn, in addition to co-doping with In. Dominant traps related to the dopant were found at Ev + 0.36 eV and Ev + 1.1 eV, Ec + 76 meV and Ev + 0.61 eV, Ev + 36 meV and Ev + 0.86 eV, Ev + 0.52 eV and Ec + 0.83 eV in CZT:In, CZT:In + Al, CZT:In + Ni, and CZT:In + Sn, respectively. Results indicate that the addition of other dopants with In affects the type, nature, concentration (Nt), and capture cross-section (σ) and hence trapping (tt) and de-trapping (tdt) times. Finally, the dopant-induced traps, their corresponding concentrations, and charge capture cross-section play an important role in the performance of radiation detectors, especially for devices that rely solely on electron transport.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4978377},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 11,
volume = 121,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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