Title :
Change of electrical and optical properties of natural type-IIa diamond under intensive fast neutron irradiation
Author :
Amosov, V.N. ; Ivanov, A.A. ; Kaschuck, Yu A. ; Krasilnikov, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Troitsk Inst. for Innovation & Fusion Res., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Natural type-IIa diamond samples were neutron irradiated at a high fluence level (thermal neutron fluence of 3.7·1019 n/cm2 and fast neutron fluence of 2.8·1018 n/cm2). Electrical and optical properties of the unirradiated, irradiated and annealed samples were studied. The conductivity of irradiated samples was recovered to original level at temperature of 900°C. Dramatic conductivity decreasing was observed from 700°C. The radiation damages were removed during and after annealing, as measured by IR spectroscopy
Keywords :
diamond; electrical conductivity; elemental semiconductors; neutron effects; optical properties; 700 C; 900 C; C; annealing; conductivity; electrical properties; intensive fast neutron irradiation; natural type-IIa diamond; optical properties; Annealing; Conducting materials; Conductivity measurement; Inductors; Infrared spectra; Leakage current; Neutrons; Radiation detectors; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4258-5
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672631