Study on the behaviors of impurities in cadmium zinc telluride

Tao Wang, Wanqi Jie, Jijun Zhang, Ge Yang, Dongmei Zeng, Yadong Xu, Shuying Ma, Hui Hua, Ke He

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Abstract

Impurities in three cadmium zinc telluride (Cd1-xZnxTe or CZT) ingots grown by the modified vertical Bridgman (MVB) method were examined by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The distribution and segregation of impurities along the CZT ingots were found to vary with the concentration and the growth conditions. Photoluminescence (PL) and voltage-current measurements were performed to evaluate the effects of the impurities on the optical and electrical properties. The red shift of the (D0, X) and DAP positions and the broadening of the DAP band in PL spectrum were observed in the high-impurity CZT ingot. The voltage-current measurement shows a higher resistivity when the impurity concentration was increased. The above results imply that the high-impurity CZT ingot was highly compensated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-316
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume304
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2007

Keywords

  • A1. Impurities
  • A1. Segregation
  • A2. Bridgman technique
  • B1. Semiconducting II-VI materials

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