The Effect of Crystal Defects on the Performance of High-flux CZT X-ray Detectors

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dc.contributor.authorSadeghi, Niloofar
dc.contributor.supervisorLu, Tao
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-09T22:44:18Z
dc.date.available2016-09-25T11:22:08Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-10-09
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractCadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) has been one of the most promising semiconductor materials for many years. Due to its high atomic number, suitable band-gap energy and ability to function at room temperature, CdZnTe has become the material of choice to be used as a room temperature radiation detector for many applications in the fields of medical imaging, process monitoring and national security, where demands and specifications set by those applications require that these detectors can operate well at the extreme conditions while maintaining good resolution, high detection efficiency, good reliability and high throughput. In most applications, detectors are exposed to high flux of X-ray radiation. One of the most common issues is the degradation of these detectors due to the presence of extended and point defects, which can act as traps for the charge carriers. This charge trapping causes the build-up of space charge and disturbing the electric field, resulting incomplete charge collection and signal formation of the detectors. This thesis investigates the associated failure modes by identifying the types of defects that exist in the CZT crystal and studies their roles in the performance of X-ray radiation detectors using in-house diagnostic tools. The results from different screening methods are compared and studied in order to find meaningful relationships and correlations that will help researchers to better understand the underlying physics and provide information and means for corrections and improvements of the crystal quality.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6754
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCZTen_US
dc.subjectX-rayen_US
dc.subjectDetectorsen_US
dc.subjectDefectsen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Crystal Defects on the Performance of High-flux CZT X-ray Detectorsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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