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Study on performance and reliability improvements of CdTe/Si X-ray imaging detectors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K04619
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21060:Electron device and electronic equipment-related
Research InstitutionNagoya Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Niraula Madan  名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20345945)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords放射線検出器 / 医療診断 / CdTe / エピタキシャル成長層 / ヘテロ接合ダイオード / 暗電流 / 転位密度 / CdTe厚膜成長層 / 転位密度低減 / 熱処理 / CdTe 厚膜成長層 / 放射線画像検出器 / 検出器特性 / 安定性 / X線、ガンマ線 / エネルギー識別
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、Si基板上にエピタキシャル成長したCdTe単結晶厚膜層を用いて、入射X線に対するエネルギー識別能力をもつ高性能大面積放射線画像検出器の実現を目指すものである。ここでは検出器の感度、エネルギー識別能力を向上させると共に、検出特性の長期安定性を向上させる。検出器の感度と高エネルギー識別能力の向上のため、CdTe成長層の厚膜化、高品質化と検出器暗電流の低減が必要であり、これらは成長条件の最適化により達成する。また検出特性の安定化のため、検出器用電極材料とその材料のCdTe結晶中への拡散過程に着目し、拡散防止可能な高融点金属と導電性酸化膜を用いて検出器特性の評価を行い、その特性の安定化を図る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Investigations were performed to improve the performance of a heterojunction diode-type detector fabricated by using metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy grown CdTe layer on a Si substrate. Efforts were made on the detector dark current reduction and crystal quality improvements of the CdTe layers. A strong dependence was found between the detector dark currents and the CdTe epilayer’s dislocation densities, which severely degrade the detector performance. Techniques for the dislocation density reduction as well as growth of a high-quality thick grown layer were established. Using this new technique, improvement of the detector performance was confirmed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Si基板上に成長したCdTe厚膜単結晶を用いて検出器を製作することにより、成長層の厚さや電気特性の精密な制御、さらに成長層の多層化も可能となる。これにより検出器設計の自由度が大きくなり、高性能かつ安定性も高い検出器の実現が見込める。さらに大口径Si基板上の成長層を用いることにより検出器の高集積化や大面積化、低価格化が見込める。これにより、医療分野では診断精度の向上と被爆量の低減に大きな貢献が期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Dislocation Density Reduction in MOVPE-Grown (211)CdTe/Si by Post-Growth Pattering and Annealing2023

    • Author(s)
      B. S. Chaudhari, M. Niraula, Y. Takagi, R. Okumura, K. P. Sharma, T. Maruyama
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Electronic Materials

      Volume: 52 Issue: 5 Pages: 3431-3435

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-023-10318-9

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of dislocations and their correlation with dark currents in CdTe/Si heterojunction diode-type x-ray detectors2021

    • Author(s)
      Chaudhari B. S.、Goto H.、Niraula M.、Yasuda K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 130 Issue: 5 Pages: 055302-055302

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0058504

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Investigation on threading dislocation reduction in CdTe/Si epitaxial layer using post-growth patterning and annealing technique2022

    • Author(s)
      Bal Singh Chaudhari, Yutaka Takagi, Ryo Okumura, Madan Niraula
    • Organizer
      2022年 第83回応用物理学会 秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Low Temperature Annealing of CdTe Detectors with Evaporated Gold Contacts and its effect on Detector Performance2021

    • Author(s)
      M. Niraula, K. Yasuda, Y. Takagi, and S. Fuji
    • Organizer
      IEEE-2021 The 28th International Symposium on Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detectors (RTSD)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] MOVPE法によるn+-(211)Si上のCdTe成長層の成長室内アニール処理検討2021

    • Author(s)
      松原敏樹, 小林竜大, 後藤颯汰, 藤井成弥, 中島幸寛, 平野颯涼, ニラウラ マダン, 安田和人
    • Organizer
      2021年 第68回応用物理学会 春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of dislocation densities and their distribution in epitaxial (211)CdTe/Si2021

    • Author(s)
      Bal Singh Chaudhari, Hayata Goto, Madan Niraula, Kazuhito Yasuda
    • Organizer
      2021年 第68回応用物理学会 春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Epitaxial CdTe on Si Heterojunction Diode-Type Detector Performance and Analysis2020

    • Author(s)
      M. Niraula, K. Yasuda, B. S. Chaudhari, H. Goto, T. Kobayashi, S. Fujii,
    • Organizer
      IEEE-2020 The 27th International Symposium on Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detectors (RTSD)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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