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Response of the Internal Electric Field in CdZnTe to Illumination at Multiple Optical Powers

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Manipulation of CdZnTe (CZT) crystals using illumination is a useful tool for altering the internal electric field present under normal bias conditions. The interactions with carriers that are trapped at either terminal are visualized by the electric field distribution through polarization. In this report, we demonstrate an ability to selectively manipulate the internal electric field of CZT using multiple-wavelength light illumination at various optical powers. The internal electric field polarization can be controlled using changes in optical power. We also investigate the electric field distributions using multiple optical powers to examine the light response as a function of light penetration depth.

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  1. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC, 29808, USA

    Aaron L. Washington II, Lucile C. Teague & Martine C. Duff

  2. Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 37208-3051, USA

    Arnold Burger, Michael Groza & Vladimir Buliga

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Washington, A.L., Teague, L.C., Duff, M.C. et al. Response of the Internal Electric Field in CdZnTe to Illumination at Multiple Optical Powers. J. Electron. Mater. 41, 2874–2879 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-1922-z

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