Development of the high-pressure electro-dynamic gradient crystal-growth technology for semi-insulating CdZnTe growth for radiation detector applications

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 742-751

  Szeles, Csaba ^a   Cameron, Scott E ^a   Soldner, Stephen A ^a   Ndap, Jean Olivier ^a   Reed, Michael D ^a  

^a eV Products   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro dynamic gradient (EDG) technique; Nuclear radiation detectors; Semi insulating cadmium zinc telluride (cdZnTe); X ray and ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAYS;

ELECTRO-DYNAMIC GRADIENT (EDG) TECHNIQUE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMI-INSULATING CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

EID: 3042835524     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-004-0076-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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