Title :
Composition Study of CdTe Charges Synthesized by the Travelling Heater Method.
Author :
Audet, Nicholas ; Levicharsky, Blagovest ; Zappettini, Andrea ; Zha, Mingzheng
Author_Institution :
5N Plus Inc., Montreal, Que.
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
Abstract :
By means of the traveling heater method it was possible to synthesize CdTe polycrystalline charges with an extremely low tellurium deviation. This result is somewhat unexpected , due to the fact that at the temperature of the synthesis process the phase diagram foresees a large incorporation of tellurium excess. In order to study in detail this phenomenon, "ad hoc" synthesis process are carried out and the composition of the obtained CdTe charges carefully measured. Possible explanations for the observed data are discussed.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; crystal growth from solution; semiconductor counters; CdTe; CdTe polycrystalline charges; ad hoc synthesis process; phase diagram; tellurium excess; travelling heater method; Cadmium; Current measurement; Furnaces; Impurities; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Photovoltaic cells; Solids; Tellurium; Temperature; X-ray detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.353794
