HIGH-QUALITY, SINGLE-CRYSTAL CDTE GROWN BY A MODIFIED HORIZONTAL BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUE

被引:38
作者
LAY, KY
NICHOLS, D
MCDEVITT, S
DEAN, BE
JOHNSON, CJ
机构
[1] II-VI Inc, Saxonburg, PA, USA, II-VI Inc, Saxonburg, PA, USA
关键词
CRYSTALS - Growing - INFRARED DETECTORS - Materials - X-RAY ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0022-0248(90)90708-S
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
High quality CdTe single crystals with low etch pit densities (EPDs) and subgrain-free structure have been produced by a multizone horizontal Bridgman technique. The volume of single crystal is up to 75% of the boule. Experimental results have demonstrated that growth stress plays a critical role in the reduction of dislocation densities. X-ray topography data confirm the improvement in crystalline perfection: EPD counts as low as 2 multiplied by 10**4/cm**2 are observed and double crystal X-ray rocking curves have FWHMs as low as 10 arc sec.
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