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Growth, properties and applications of HgCdTe

J.L. Schmit
- 02 Dec 1983 - 
- Vol. 65, pp 249-261
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A review of the methods used to grow HgCdTe with a summary of some of its basic properties and applications can be found in this article, where the fundamental properties discussed briefly are those of prime interest to detector manufacturers: energy gap, intrinsic carrier concentration, and electrical activity of dopants.
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This article is published in Journal of Crystal Growth.The article was published on 1983-12-02. It has received 74 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy & Molecular beam epitaxy.

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Intrinsic infrared detectors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors classified infrared detectors into three categories: 1.1. General classification of infrared detectors 2.2. Photoconductive detectors, 2.3.3, and 2.4.
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Models for convection and segregation in the growth of HgCdTe by the vertical Bridgman method

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed analysis of heat transfer, convection, and species transport in the vertical Bridgman growth of Hg(1-x)Cd(x)Te was performed by numerical analysis of an idealized quasi-steady state model of the system.
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Advances in Infrared Detector Array Technology

TL;DR: In this article, the authors cover recent advances in Short Wavelength Infrared (SWIR), Medium Wave Length Infrared(MWIR) and Long wavelength infrared (LWIR) materials and device technologies for a variety of defense and commercial applications.
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The Travelling Heater Method (THM) for Hg1−xCdxTe and related materials

TL;DR: The Travelling Heater Method (THM) is considered the most viable MCT bulk growth method that simultaneously meets the requirements of large area, uniform composition, low defects density, and a well defined crystalline orientation.
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Energy gap versus alloy composition and temperature in Hg1−xCdxTe

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the data from 22 different studies to derive a new empirical expression for the energy band gap (Eg) of Hg1−xCdxTe: Eg =−0.302+1.832x3.
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Preparation and properties of HgTe and mixed crystals of HgTe-CdTe

TL;DR: The elements mercury, cadmium, and tellurium have been purified, and crystals of the compounds CdTe and HgTe, and of the mixed compounds cdTe-HgTe have been prepared as mentioned in this paper.
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Calculation of intrinsic carrier concentration in Hg1−xCdxTe

TL;DR: In this paper, the Kane nonparabolic approximation for band structure and recent measurements of the heavy hole mass mh and energy gap Eg were used to calculate the intrinsic carrier concentration in Hg1−xCdxTe.
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The growth by MOVPE and characterisation of CdxHg1−xTe

TL;DR: In this paper, a preliminary survey of epitaxial layers grown on CdTe oriented 2° off (100) revealed a rough surface finish for HgTe but smooth surfaces for compositions above x = 0.2.
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Effects of annealing on the electrical properties of CdxHg1−xTe

TL;DR: In this article, the defect/impurity balance in CdxHg1−xTe with 0.17
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