Characterization of large-volume Frisch grid detector fabricated from as-grown CdZnTeSe

Roy, Utpal N.; Camarda, Giuseppe S.; Cui, Yonggang; James, Ralph B.

doi:10.1063/1.5133389

Title: Characterization of large-volume Frisch grid detector fabricated from as-grown CdZnTeSe

Journal Article · 09 December 2019 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5133389 · OSTI ID:1579480

^[1]; Camarda, Giuseppe S. ^[2]; Cui, Yonggang ^[2]; James, Ralph B. ^[2]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

CdZnTe (CZT) has been under continuous development as a room-temperature radiation detector for the past 2-3 decades. Due to its intrinsic defects, such as a high concentration sub-grain boundary network, it has been very challenging to consistently produce high-quality CZT detectors with high yield, particularly for detector volumes exceeding a few cm³. In this paper, we report characterization of a relatively large-volume Frisch-grid detector (dimensions: 11x10.8x19.4 mm³) fabricated from a new material Cd_0.9Zn_0.1Te_0.985Se_0.015. Furthermore, the detector was fabricated from an as-grown ingot with a two-inch diameter grown by the Traveling Heater Method (THM). The detector sample was evaluated by infrared (IR) transmission microscopy to study the presence of Te inclusions. X-ray topography using a synchrotron light source was deployed to measure the presence of sub-grain boundaries and their networks. Finally, the detector performance was measured for an optimized Frisch-grid length to extract the best energy resolution at room temperature.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Savannah River National Lab (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development

Grant/Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1579480

Report Number(s):: BNL--212393-2019-JAAM; SRNL-STI--2019-00618

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 115; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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