Synchrotron radiation x-ray absorption fine-structure and Raman studies on CdZnTe ternary alloys
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Becla, Piotr
Lu, Weijie
Lee, Jyh-Fu
Feng, Zhe Chuan
Chen, Yen-Ting
Wu, Yu Li
Date Issued
September 2009
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Proceedings of SPIE
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The International Society for Optical Engineering
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Wu, Yu Li et al. “Synchrotron radiation x-ray absorption fine-structure and Raman studies on CdZnTe ternary alloys.” Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XI. Ed. Ralph B. James, Larry A. Franks, & Arnold Burger. San Diego, CA, USA: SPIE, 2009. 74490Q-11. © 2009 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering
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Abstract
The synchrotron radiation (SR) X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy (XAFS) technology has been employed to obtained Zn K-edge absorption spectra for Cd1[subscript 1-x]Zn[subscript x]Te alloy with x = 0.03, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50 and 1.00. Their Fourier transform spectra were analyzed, which have shown a bimodal distribution of bond lengths, suggesting distortion of the Te sub-lattice, so that the linear interpolation is true only in an approximate sense. Synthetic CdZnTe crystals can be used for the room temperature-based detection of gamma radiation. The radiation detection properties of CZT crystals vary widely. A common defect found in most high-quality CZT crystals is Te secondary phases, often located along grain boundaries. The secondary phases can be both large inclusions (>50 µm) and smaller precipitates (<50 µm). The Te secondary phases distributed throughout the crystal can cause changes to the detector leakage current, resulting in decreased radiation spectrometer performance. This set of Cd1[subscript 1-x]Zn[subscript x]Te crystals were also measured by Raman scattering at room temperature. The two observed peaks at about 125 and 145 cm[superscript -1] which can be assigned to Te A[subscript 1] and E phonon mode, respectively. The induced damage on the crystal surfaces by Raman laser has been discussed. It is suggested that in the case of highly Zn doping CdZnTe crystals, the ZnTe bond were broken by laser exposing and then free Te atoms are migrating to these heated areas which cause Te precipitate. Further, the results of the soft X-ray measurements have been also presented and this part of the experimental data needs to do more penetrating analysis in the future.
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MIT Materials Research Laboratory
Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.825823
