Pb quantification of CdZnTe microheterogeneities complimented by SEM, IR microscopy, EDX, and TOF-SIMS

Mary Bliss, David C. Gerlach, John B. Cliff, Mychailo B. Toloczko, Debra S. Barnett, Guido Ciampi, Kelly A. Jones, Kelvin G. Lynn

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Abstract

High-resistivity crystals of CdZnTe are made using low-pressure Bridgman. The success of any doping scheme depends on its effectiveness in overcoming trace contamination and variations in processing. Multiple imaging and quantitative techniques gave highly complimentary information relating to spatial heterogeneity of the cadmium zinc telluride (CZT). Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS) has good sensitivity and can quantitate trace elements in areas less than 150 μm in diameter. PNNL has SIMS standards for several key elements and can extrapolate for other elements. A heavily Pb-doped sample (0.1 atm%) was characterized to determine the distribution of lead and its potential impact on precipitates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-140
Number of pages3
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume579
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 21 2007

Funding

This work is supported by NNSA NA-22 Office of Non-Proliferation Research and Engineering. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by the Battelle Memorial Institute for the US Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RLO-1830.

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