Surface treatments and their effects on the performance of Cd1-xZnxTe radiation detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4507, Issue , 2001, Pages 12-22

  Cui, Y ^a   Wright, G ^a   Kolokolnikov, K ^a   Barnett, C ^a   Reed, K ^a   Roy, U N ^a   Burger, A ^a   James, R B ^a  

^a FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cd1 xZnxTe; Chemical etching; DC photocurrent; Detector performance; Gamma ray detectors; Photoluminescence; Surface recombination

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING; CRYSTALS; ETCHING; GAMMA RAYS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLUTIONS; SPUTTERING; SURFACE TREATMENT;

SURFACE RECOMBINATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0035762150     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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