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Surface and Bulk Photoconductivity of Cd1−xMnxTe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

H. Neff ,
K. Y. Lay ,
K. Park  and
K. J. Bachmann
H. Neff
Affiliation:
Departments of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204
K. Y. Lay
Affiliation:
Materials Engineering, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204
K. Park
Affiliation:
Physics, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204
K. J. Bachmann
Affiliation:
Departments of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204 Materials Engineering, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204
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Abstract

Double beam photoconductivity experiments are reported for the system Cd1−xMnxTe. The technique allows a separation of surface and bulk contributions, respectively. Bulk effects dominate for manganese rich material and reveal a sharp peak at the band gap energy while surface conductivity reveals a step function type spectral behavior. The growth of a native oxide on the surface causes an increase in the surface recombination velocity and a change from surface to bulk conduction. An oxide related trap state was discovered that is located at approximately 400 meV above the valence band edge.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 89: Symposium Q – Diluted Magnetic (Semimagnetic) Semiconductors , 1986 , 287
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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