MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND THE DIFFUSION OF IODINE IN CDTE

Authors
MALZBENDER J JONES ED MULLIN JB SHAW N
Citation
J. Malzbender et al., MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND THE DIFFUSION OF IODINE IN CDTE, Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics, 6(6), 1995, pp. 397-403
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09574522
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
397 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4522(1995)6:6<397:MEATDO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The morphology of undiffused and iodine-diffused CdTe slices and its e ffect on iodine concentration profiles is discussed. Such CdTe slices were analysed using defect etching, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) , infrared microscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The results suggest that during diffusion a layer of an iodine compound fo rms in the surface region of the CdTe while, over a limited range furt her into the material, clusters of either this or a similar compound f orm at defect sites causing a high degree of crystal distortion.