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High-quality CdTe crystals with resistivities higher than 108 Ω cm were grown by the physical-vapor transport (PVT) technique. Indium, aluminum, and the transition-metal scandium were introduced at the nominal level of about 6 ppm to the source material. Low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) has been employed to identify the origins of PL emissions of the crystals. The emission peaks at 1.584 eV and 1.581 eV were found only in the In-doped crystal. The result suggests that the luminescence line at 1.584 eV is associated with Cd-vacancy/In complex. The intensity of the broadband centered at 1.43 eV decreases strongly with introduction of Sc.
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Palosz, W., Grasza, K., Boyd, P.R. et al. Photoluminescence of CdTe crystals grown by physical-vapor transport. J. Electron. Mater. 32, 747–751 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-003-0064-8
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