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S&M4029 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5515 Published: May 23, 2025 Electrical Characteristics and Stability of Cu-electrode Cadmium Telluride Detectors [PDF] Kastuyuki Takagi, Toshiyuki Takagi, Hiroki Kase, Toru Aoki, Hidenori Mimura, and Akifumi Koike (Received December 23, 2024; Accepted April 17, 2025) Keywords: semiconductor detector, cadmium telluride
In this paper, we report on the electrical stability of cadmium telluride (CdTe) detectors with metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structures using a native oxide layer. Although such electrode structures are formed unintentionally owing to oxide formation during electrode processing, few studies have focused on the long-term stability of MIS structures on CdTe detectors. The CdTe detectors fabricated for evaluation were Cu-electrode detectors formed by the surface treatment of the bulk in atmospheric environments and subsequently evaporating copper on it. The fabricated detectors demonstrated excellent rectifying properties after electrical aging, indicating low electrical stability. In addition, their long-term electrical characteristics were unstable, as their properties change with storage. The direction of these changes was not constant, suggesting that the state of the chemical bond between the CdTe surface, the oxide layer, and the copper electrode can evolve, reflecting the multiple bonding possibilities offered by monovalent and divalent copper ions. These results suggest that other metals, including conventional electrode materials, may experience changes in electrode state over time if they are not completely free of a native oxide layer.
Corresponding author: Kastuyuki Takagi![]() ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Kastuyuki Takagi, Toshiyuki Takagi, Hiroki Kase, Toru Aoki, Hidenori Mimura, and Akifumi Koike, Electrical Characteristics and Stability of Cu-electrode Cadmium Telluride Detectors, Sens. Mater., Vol. 37, No. 5, 2025, p. 1925-1931. |