Characterization of charge collection in CdTe and CZT using the transient current technique
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment(2006)
Abstract
The charge collection properties of Cadmium–Telluride (CdTe) and Cadmium–Zinc–Telluride (CZT) in comparison with Silicon (Si) are presented using the transient-current technique (TCT) where the current pulses are generated by α-particles emitted from an 241Am source. From the recorded current pulse shapes, the charge collection efficiency, the charge carrier mobility and the electric field distribution inside the detectors are extracted. In particular, the signals of the compound semiconductors CdTe and CZT are interpreted with respect to the build-up of space–charges in the sensor volume and the subsequent deformation of the electric field. As high-quality CdTe and CZT samples are now commercially available, the knowledge of these material characteristics is of outmost importance for the application of CdTe and CZT in X-ray imaging.
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