Study of the Effects of Radiation on the Electrical and Optical Properties of HgCdTe,

Abstract

This report discusses the results of experimental and theoretical investigation of the effects of irradiation (electron, neutron, and gamma) on the electrical and optical properties of the alloy semiconductor HgCdTe. The effects of radiation on the electrical and optical properties are of major interest in this program, since this data can then be used to predict radiation response of devices fabricated from HgCdTe. These results include measurements of the carrier concentration, Hall mobility, carrier lifetime, photoconductive spectral response, and optical transmission before irradiation, as a function of irradiation fluence, and as a function of anneal temperature. Theoretical analysis and models are presented to explain irradiation-produced changes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003390

Entities

People

  • Barry A. Green
  • Charles E. Mallon
  • James A. Naber
  • Roland E. Leadon

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Mobility
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics