TEM STUDY OF SUBTHRESHOLD ELECTRON-IRRADIATION DAMAGE IN II-VI COMPOUNDS

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作者
LOGINOV, YY [1 ]
BROWN, PD [1 ]
THOMPSON, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV DURHAM,SCH ENGN & APPL SCI,APPL PHYS GRP,DURHAM DH1 3LE,ENGLAND
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PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLIED RESEARCH | 1991年 / 126卷 / 01期
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10.1002/pssa.2211260107
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Single crystals of ZnS, ZnSe, CdTe, CdS, and epitaxial ZnSe/ZnS are irradiated with a 100 keV electron beam and observed in a conventional transmission electron microscope. The electron beam induced damage observed may be explained in terms of the formation and interaction of point defects arising from the action of a sub-threshold ionization mechanism. Experimental observations are compared with theoretical predictions with consideration being given to the extent of electron beam heating within the samples. The susceptibility to damage from electron beam irradiation is found to vary in order ZnS > CdS > ZnSe > CdTe.
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