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Excess Carrier Lifetimes in (HgCd)Te Grown by Mocvd Interdiffused Multilayer Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

P. Mitra ,
T. R. Schimert ,
Y. L. Tyan ,
A. J. Brouns  and
F. C. Case
P. Mitra
Affiliation:
Loral Vought Systems Corp., P. O. Box 650003, Dallas, TX 75265
T. R. Schimert
Affiliation:
Loral Vought Systems Corp., P. O. Box 650003, Dallas, TX 75265
Y. L. Tyan
Affiliation:
Loral Vought Systems Corp., P. O. Box 650003, Dallas, TX 75265
A. J. Brouns
Affiliation:
Loral Vought Systems Corp., P. O. Box 650003, Dallas, TX 75265
F. C. Case
Affiliation:
Loral Vought Systems Corp., P. O. Box 650003, Dallas, TX 75265
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Abstract

Transient lifetime measurements on p- and n-type Hg1−xCdxTe epitaxial films, grown by the MOCVD-interdiffused multilayer process (IMP) on CdTe and CdZnTe, are reported. Lifetimes have been measured on undoped n-type, vacancy and arsenic doped p-type (HgCd)Te for x-values of 0.20–0.28 over the 25K–300K temperature range. Lifetime characterization has been carried out primarily by non-contact transient millimeter wave reflectance as well as by standard photoconductive decay. It is shown that Auger limited lifetimes are achievable in undoped n-type material. N-type lifetime results are analyzed within the framework of a multilevel Shockley-Read model which provide insight into the nature and density of defect states in the material. In p-type (HgCd)Te, for the same carrier concentration, longer lifetimes are obtained by As-doping than in vacancy doped material.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 299: Symposium C2 – Infrared Detectors--Materials, Processing, and Devices , 1994 , 155
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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