Role of zinc in CdZnTe radiation detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2405-2411

  Chu, Muren ^a   Terterian, Sevag ^a   Ting, David ^a  

^a Fermionics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cd vacancy; CdZnte (CZT); Defect; Radiation detector; Te antisite; Te inclusions

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DEFECTS; DIFFUSION; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ZINC;

CD VACANCY; CDZNTE (CZT) CRYSTALS; TE ANTISITES; TE INCLUSIONS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 8344263976     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.835613     Document Type: Article

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