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Point Defects in Doped and Undoped Hgl−xCdxTe Alloys*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

H. R. Vydyanath*
Affiliation:
Honeywell Inc., Electro-Optics Operations, 2 Forbes Road, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
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Extended abstract

Using a law of mass action approach in which lattice defects are treated as chemical species, the variation of the defect concentrations as a function of .the physicochemical conditions of preparation has been established via measurements of electrical characteristics which are directly related to the defect concentrations.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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