Advances in the crystal growth of semi-insulating CdZnTe for radiation detector applications

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2535-2540

  Szeles, Csaba ^a   Cameron, Scott E ^a   Ndap, Jean Olivier ^a   Chalmers, William C ^a  

^a II VI Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridgman technique; Electrodynamic gradient technique; Nuclear radiation detectors; Semi insulating cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe); Te inclusions; Vertical gradient freeze technique; X ray and gamma ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; GAMMA RAYS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AMPOULE; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUE; CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; ELECTRODYNAMIC GRADIENT TECHNIQUE; NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS; VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE TECHNIQUE;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0036816251     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803882     Document Type: Article

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