Correlated analysis of 2 MeV proton-induced radiation damage in CdZnTe crystals using photoluminescence and thermally stimulated current techniques

Yaxu Gu, Wanqi Jie, Caicai Rong, Yuhan Wang, Lingyan Xu, Yadong Xu, Haoyan Lv, Hao Shen, Guanghua Du, Xu Fu, Na Guo, Gangqiang Zha, Tao Wang

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Abstract

Radiation damage induced by 2 MeV protons in CdZnTe crystals has been studied by means of photoluminescence (PL) and thermally stimulated current (TSC) techniques. A notable quenching of PL intensity is observed in the regions irradiated with a fluence of 6 × 1013 p/cm2, suggesting the increase of non-radiative recombination centers. Moreover, the intensity of emission peak Dcomplex centered at 1.48 eV dominates in the PL spectrum obtained from irradiated regions, ascribed to the increase of interstitial dislocation loops and A centers. The intensity of TSC spectra in irradiated regions decreases compared to the virgin regions, resulting from the charge collection inefficiency caused by proton-induced recombination centers. By comparing the intensity of identified traps obtained from numerical fitting using simultaneous multiple peak analysis (SIMPA) method, it suggests that proton irradiation under such dose can introduce high density of dislocation and A-centers in CdZnTe crystals, consistent with PL results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-21
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume386
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

  • CdZnTe
  • Dislocation
  • Photoluminescence (PL)
  • Proton
  • Radiation damage
  • Thermally stimulated current (TSC)

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