Crystal growth and characterization of Cd0.8Mn0.2Te using Vertical Bridgman method

Jijun Zhang, Wanqi Jie, Tao Wang, Dongmei Zeng, Shuying Ma, Hui Hua, Bo Yang

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Abstract

By Vertical Bridgman method, several Cd0.8Mn0.2Te (CdMnTe) ingots were grown. The structure and crystallinity of the ingots were evaluated by X-ray powder diffraction and double-crystal rocking curve measurement and etch pits density (EPD) measurement. The results showed a pure cubic zinc blende structure throughout the ingots with the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 40-70 arcsec and EPD of (6-8) × 104 cm-2, indicating a high crystalline perfection. The Mn concentration distribution along the axial and radial direction of the ingots was measured by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). The segregation coefficient keff for Mn along the axis of the ingots is determined to be 0.95, and the radial variation of Mn concentration is within 0.002. Current-voltage (I-V) measurement reveals that sputtered Au film can form good ohmic contact to CdMnTe wafer and all the wafers of the as-grown crystals have the resistivity within (1-4) × 106 Ω cm. IR transmission measurement in the wave number region from 4000 to 1000 cm-1 exhibits that the IR transmittance of CdMnTe wafers is 50-55%, which is close to the theoretical value.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1239-1245
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume43
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 May 2008

Keywords

  • A. Semiconductor
  • B. Crystal growth
  • C. X-ray diffraction
  • D. Electrical properties
  • D. Optical properties

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