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Carrier compensation in semi-insulating CdTe: First-principles calculations
Carrier compensation in semi-insulating CdTe has been attributed to the compensation of surplus shallow acceptors by deep donors, usually assumed to be Te antisites. However, our first-principles calculations show that intrinsic defects should not have a significant effect on the carrier compensatio...
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Published in: | Physical review letters 2008-03, Vol.77 (9), Article 094122 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Carrier compensation in semi-insulating CdTe has been attributed to the compensation of surplus shallow acceptors by deep donors, usually assumed to be Te antisites. However, our first-principles calculations show that intrinsic defects should not have a significant effect on the carrier compensation due either to lack of deep levels near midgap or to low defect concentration. We demonstrate that an extrinsic defect, OTe-H complex, may play an important role in the carrier compensation in CdTe because of its amphoteric character and reasonably high concentration. Our findings have important consequences for improving device performance in CdTe-based radiation detectors and solar cells. |
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ISSN: | 1098-0121 0031-9007 1550-235X 1079-7114 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.094122 |