A combined EPR and modulated photocurrent study of native defects in Bridgman grown vanadium doped cadmium telluride: The case of the tellurium antisite

  • D. Verstraeten*
  • , C. Longeaud
  • , A. Ben Mahmoud
  • , H. J. Von Bardeleben
  • , J. C. Launay
  • , O. Viraphong
  • , Ph C. Lemaire
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The electrical and photoconductive properties of Bridgman grown vanadium-zinc co-doped CdTe bulk crystals are strongly influenced by one native intrinsic defect previously attributed to the Te vacancy. In order to identify this defect and control its formation mechanism, a correlated electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and modulated photocurrent (MPC) study has been made. The results obtained allow us to attribute this defect to the Te Cd antisite, a double donor. By EPR and MPC its +/2+ level position has been determined to Ec -0.20 eV. Four other centres of minor concentrations were characterized by MPC in as-grown crystals. From the MPC results the density of states for CdTe:V materials has been determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)919-926
Number of pages8
JournalSemiconductor Science and Technology
Volume18
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2003
Externally publishedYes

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