Mercury containment for liquid phase growth of mercury cadmium telluride from tellurium-rich solution
US4366771A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/02628
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Hg.sub.1-x Cd.sub.x Te is an important semiconductor for use in photovoltaic and photoconductive infrared photon detectors. Hg.sub.1-x Cd.sub.x Te can be grown by liquid phase epitaxy at atmospheric pressure from a Te-rich solution in which case the Hg vapor pressure is below 0.1 atm at 500.degree. C. This low vapor pressure makes possible the use of open-tube, slider growth techniques. The present invention describes a covered graphite slider system which provides an additional source of Hg, minimizes loss of Hg from the source wafer and virtually prevents loss of Hg from the (Hg.sub.1-x Cd.sub.x).sub.1-y Te.sub.y growth solution.
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