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Recent Advances in THM CZT for Nuclear Radiation Detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Jason Mackenzie ,
Henry Chen ,
Salah A Awadalla ,
Pramodha Marthandam ,
Bob Redden ,
Glenn Bindley ,
Zhong He ,
D. R. Black ,
Martine Duff  and
Mark Amman
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Jason Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Jason.Mackenzie@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, Crystal growth, Sidney, Canada
Henry Chen
Affiliation:
henry.chen@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, 107-9865 W. saanich Rd, sidney, V8L5Y8, Canada
Salah A Awadalla
Affiliation:
Salah.awadalla@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, Product development and characterization, Sidney, Canada
Pramodha Marthandam
Affiliation:
pramodha.Marthandam@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, Product development and characterization, Sidney, Canada
Bob Redden
Affiliation:
bob.redden@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, Crystal growth, Sidney, Canada
Glenn Bindley
Affiliation:
Glenn.bindley@redlen.com, Redlen Technologies, Product development and characterization, Sidney, Canada
Zhong He
Affiliation:
hezhong@umich.edu, University of Michaigan, Ann-arbor, Michigan, United States
D. R. Black
Affiliation:
DRblach@nist.gov, 3National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, United States
Martine Duff
Affiliation:
martine.duff@srnl.doe.gov, 4Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, United States
Mark Amman
Affiliation:
mark_amman@lb.gov, 5Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, livermore, California, United States
J. S. Lee
Affiliation:
JSLee@lbl.gov, 5Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, livermore, California, United States
Paul Luke
Affiliation:
pnluke@lb.gov, 5Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, livermore, California, United States
M Groza
Affiliation:
mgroza@fisk.edu, Fisk University, Nashvilla, United States
A Burger
Affiliation:
aburger@fisk.edu, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Abstract

The introduction of large single crystal and high performance CdZnTe (CZT) grown by the traveling heater method (THM) in 2006 has defied conventional myths about the capability of this crystal growth method with respect to the production of spectroscopic grade CZT and its commercialization prospect in medical imaging application. Since then, a lot of progresses have been made, both in the crystal growth and the devices sides. This paper focuses on the development of THM CZT in recent years. Crystalline defects which challenge the thickness scalability of large volume CZT detectors along with efforts and achievements in overcoming these challenges are discussed. Advances in THM CZT crystal growth include 100mm diameter ingot and state-of-the-art device fabrication will also be presented.

Keywords

crystal growthdefectsdevices
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1164: Symposium L – Nuclear Radiation Detection Materials–2009 , 2009 , 1164-L10-04
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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