Abstract
Surface preparation is an important step in the fabrication process of metal/semiconductor/metal (MSM) Cd1−xZnxTe and Cd1−xMnxTe room-temperature radiation detectors. The quality of metal/semiconductor interface significantly affects the device's performance both, static and dynamic. In this work, we present a comprehensive correlation starting from surface preparation technique to chemical surface composition, through surface potential, and eventually to current–voltage dependence (I-V). We also compare this correlation between Cd1−xZnxTe and Cd1−xMnxTe. It was found that cadmium-rich surfaces lead to low surface potential and sub-linear I-V curves, whereas tellurium rich or stoichiometric surfaces yield higher surface potential.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 163387 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 957 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Mar 2020 |
Keywords
- AFM
- CPD
- CdMnTe
- CdZnTe
- I-V
- XPS
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation