机械磨抛对CdZnTe薄膜阻变特性的影响

采用磁控溅射法在ITO玻璃上制备了CdZnTe薄膜,探究机械磨抛对CdZnTe薄膜阻变特性的影响。通过对XRD图谱、Raman光谱、AFM显微照片等实验结果分析阐明了机械磨抛影响CdZnTe薄膜阻变特性的物理机制。研究结果表明,磁控溅射制备的薄膜为闪锌矿结构,F43m空间群。机械磨抛提高了CdZnTe薄膜的结晶质量;CdZnTe薄膜粗糙度(Ra)由磨抛前的3.42 nm下降至磨抛后的1.73 nm;磨抛后CdZnTe薄膜透过率和162 cm^-1处的类CdTe声子峰振动峰增强;CdZnTe薄膜的阻变开关比由磨抛前的1.2增加到磨抛后的4.9。机械磨抛提高CdZnTe薄膜质量及阻变特性的原因可能是CdZnTe薄膜在磨抛过程中发生了再结晶。     

移动加热器法生长碲锌镉晶体的组分输运与界面形貌研究

移动加热器法(THM)生长碲锌镉晶体时,界面稳定性对晶体生长的质量有很大影响。本文基于多物理场有限元仿真软件Comsol建立了THM生长碲锌镉晶体的数值模拟模型,讨论了Te边界层与组分过冷区之间的关系,对不同生长阶段的物理场、Te边界层与组分过冷区进行仿真研究,最后讨论了微重力对物理场分布的影响,并对比了微重力与正常重力下的生长界面形貌。模拟结果表明,Te边界层与组分过冷区的分布趋势是一致的,在不同生长阶段,流场中次生涡旋的位置会发生移动,从而导致生长界面的形貌随着生长的进行发生变化,同时微重力条件下形成的生长界面形貌最有利于单晶生长。因此,在晶体生长的中前期,对次生涡旋位置的控制和对组分过冷的削弱,是THM生长高质量晶体的有效方案。     

昆明物理研究所分子束外延碲镉汞薄膜技术进展

碲镉汞(MCT)自从问世以来一直是高端红外(IR)探测器领域的首选材料,分子束外延碲镉汞技术具有低成本异质外延、材料能带精准调控、原位成结等优势,是第三代红外焦平面陈列(FPA)器件研制的重要手段。本文报道了昆明物理研究所分子束外延(MBE)MCT薄膜技术进展,包括材料结构、晶体质量、表面缺陷、材料均匀性、掺杂浓度等参数优化控制的研究结果。异质衬底、碲锌镉衬底上MCT薄膜尺寸分别为4英寸(10.16 cm)及2.5 cm×2.5 cm,材料EPD值分别在1×10⁶ cm^-2附近及(3~30)×10⁴ cm^-2范围,表面宏观缺陷密度分别在30 cm^-2附近及100~300 cm^-2范围,薄膜质量与国内外先进水平相当。采用分子束外延MCT薄膜实现了2 048×2 048中波红外(MWIR)、2 048×2 048短波甚高分辨率红外(SWIR)焦平面、640×512中短双色红外(S-MWIR)、320×256中中双色红外(M-MWIR)FPA探测器的研制和验证。     

低阻值In掺杂CdZnTe晶体的退火改性

以Cd_(1-y)Zn_y合金作退火源,对采用改进的垂直布里奇曼法(MVB)生长的In掺杂的Cd_(0.9)Zn_(0.1)Te晶片进行退火改性.结果表明:与退火前相比,退火后晶片的成分均匀性提高,Cd、Zn和Te三种元素的含量更接近理想的化学计量比,平均红外透过率由12;提高到59;,电阻率从3.5×10~6 Ω·cm提高到5.7×10~9 Ω·cm,且在PL谱中出现了代表晶体质量的(D~0,X)发光峰.在合适的条件下对低阻值In掺杂的CdZnTe晶体进行退火改性可较好的提高晶体的性能.     

Effect of thickness on physical properties of electron beam vacuum evaporated CdZnTe thin films for tandem solar cells

The thickness and physical properties of electron beam vacuum evaporated CdZnTe thin films have been optimized in the present work. The films of thickness 300 nm and 400 nm were deposited on ITO coated glass substrates and subjected to different characterization tools like X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV‐Vis spectrophotometer, source meter and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate the structural, optical, electrical and surface morphological properties respectively. The XRD results show that the as-deposited CdZnTe thin films have zinc blende cubic structure and polycrystalline in nature with preferred orientation (111). Different structural parameters are also evaluated and discussed. The optical study reveals that the optical transition is found to be direct and energy band gap is decreased for higher thickness. The transmittance is found to increase with thickness and red shift observed which is suitable for CdZnTe films as an absorber layer in tandem solar cells. The current-voltage characteristics of deposited films show linear behavior in both forward and reverse directions as well as the conductivity is increased for higher film thickness. The SEM studies show that the as-deposited CdZnTe thin films are found to be homogeneous, uniform, small circle-shaped grains and free from crystal defects. The experimental results confirm that the film thickness plays an important role to optimize the physical properties of CdZnTe thin films for tandem solar cell applications as an absorber layer.     

CdZnTe核探测器的蒙特卡罗模拟的初步研究

以CdZnTe核探测器的工作原理为依据,探测器内反应的随机性和反应产生的电子空穴对数目的统计规律为物理模型,应用Visual C + + 自行编制了蒙特卡罗模拟软件.模拟了γ射线在CdZnTe探测器中的响应能谱,并将模拟结果与实际器件的测试结果进行了比较讨论.模拟能谱与实际测得的能谱的主峰符合较好.此外,通过分析⁵⁷Co源辐照下探测效率与器件厚度的关系,可以推测探测效率达到最大时所对应CdZnTe探测器的理想厚度     

分离结晶Bridgman法晶体生长过程的影响因素

本文采用全局数值模拟方法探讨了微重力条件下温度梯度对分离结晶Bridgman法晶体生长系统的作用规律。同时,在常重力条件下研究了坩埚半径对晶体生长系统的影响。结果发现,在微重力条件下随着温度梯度的增加,晶体生长系统内部的流动强度随之增加,且由于晶体生长系统低温区温度不断降低,使得结晶界面位置不断上升;在常重力条件下,重力的作用随着坩埚半径的增加而增强,导致晶体生长系统内部的流动强度增加,最大流函数增大。     

Metal-CdZnTe contact and its annealing behaviors

The electrical properties of different metal-CdZnTe contacts by sputtering deposition method are investigated by current-voltage. The results show that Au is the most suitable electrical contact materials, which forms the nearly ideal Ohmic contact with high resistivity p-CdZnTe crystals. Ohmicity coefficient b is the closest to 1 after 10 min annealing at 333 K, which is analyzed by current-voltage characteristics. XPS analyses show that Au atoms diffuse into CdZnTe during annealing process and Cd and Te atoms diffuse into Au contact. Diffused Au atoms do not form any compound with any element in CdZnTe crystal. PL spectra results of Au deposition on CdZnTe crystals at 10 K show that the inter-diffused donors [Au]³⁺ recombine with acceptors [V_Cd]²⁻ during sputtering process. Meanwhile, the intensity of (D_complex) peak of with Au contact increases sharply in comparison with un-deposited CdZnTe crystal and donor [Au]³⁺ and can compensate Cd vacancy [V_Cd]²⁻ wholly.     

CdZnTe伽马射线探测器的能谱特性分析

CdZnTe(CZT)探测器目前在国内外天体物理研究中占有重要的地位。本文采用蒙特卡洛软件GEANT4模拟了CZT伽马射线探测器对伽马射线的能谱响应,研究了电子和空穴的输运特性、外加偏压、探测器厚度等因素对平面型探测器的能谱特性的影响规律。结果表明,在电子收集效率较高时,能量分辨率明显受迁移率寿命积比值((μτ)_e/(μτ)_h)的影响,比值越小,能量分辨率越好。增加工作电压可以提高载流子的收集效率和探测器的能量分辨率。在电子收集效率较高时,增大厚度可以弱化空穴信号贡献,提高能量分辨率。漂移程与晶体厚度之比(μτ)_eE/d可以用来估算平面型CZT探测器对低能射线的收集效率,并计算出其对应关系。     

Response of CZT drift-strip detector to X- and gamma rays

The drift-strip method for improving the energy response of a CdZnTe (CZT) detector to hard X- and gamma rays is discussed. Results for a 10×10×3 mm³ detector crystal demonstrate a remarkable improvement of the energy resolution. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) is 2.18 keV (3.6%), 2.45 keV (3.0%), 2.86 keV (0.8%) and 3.89 keV (0.6%) at 60, 80, 356 and 661 keV, respectively. The resolution is limited by electronic noise below 100 keV.