Influence of the cooling scheme on the performance and presence of carrier traps for CdMnTe detectors

Kihyun Kim, Geunwoo Jeng, Pilsu Kim, Jonghak Choi, A. E. Bolotnikov, G. S. Camarda, R. B. James

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    Abstract

    The detector performance and presence of Te secondary-phase defects distribution were investigated in CdMnTe (CMT) crystals prepared with different cooling rates. Detectors fabricated from fast-cooled CMT crystals exhibit a relatively poor detector performance, although IR transmission microscopy measurements show that the Te secondary-phase defects have a lower concentration and smaller size compared to slow-cooled crystals. Current deep-level transient spectroscopy (I-DLTS) measurements for both CMT detectors reveal the same trap levels, but there is a clear difference in the densities for the 0.26- and 0.42-eV traps for the two different cooling schemes. These two traps are probably attributed to Cd vacancies and Te anti-site defects, respectively. In addition, there is some likelihood that the traps are anti-correlated with respect to each other.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number063706
    JournalJournal of Applied Physics
    Volume114
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013 Aug 14

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by Korea University (K1222241) and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Defense Nonproliferation Research and Development, DNN R&D.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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