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Mercury cadmium telluride annealing procedure

US3979232A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 1975
Grant dateSep 7, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/971
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The stoichiometry and free-carrier concentration of mercury cadmium telluride is adjusted by a heat treatment. Mercury cadmium telluride is heat treated in the presence of mercury and cadmium vapor.

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