A two-step deposition process for electrode fabrication of CdZnTe detectors

作者:Qin, Kaifeng; Wang, Linjun*; Zhang, Jijun; Min, Jiahua; Huang, Jian; Liang, Xiaoyan; Tang, Ke; Xia, Yiben
来源:Vacuum, 2012, 86(7): 827-829.
DOI:10.1016/j.vacuum.2011.01.021

摘要

The method of the electrode deposition process plays a vital role in determining the contact characteristics, which is often one of the dominant factors influencing the CdZnTe detector performance. In this work, a modified deposition process named two-step process for the electrode fabrication of CdZnTe detectors, was developed. This deposition process can dramatically increase the adhesion strength and reduce the inhomogeneity of the metal/semiconductor interface, and improve the detection ability of high energy radiation such as X-rays and gamma-rays. Scanning acoustic microscopy, shear tests, current voltage test and energy spectra characteristics measurements were carried out in this work.