CA1065233A - Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride - Google Patents
Heat treatment of cadmium mercury tellurideInfo
- Publication number
- CA1065233A CA1065233A CA254,698A CA254698A CA1065233A CA 1065233 A CA1065233 A CA 1065233A CA 254698 A CA254698 A CA 254698A CA 1065233 A CA1065233 A CA 1065233A
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- Prior art keywords
- mercury
- tellurium
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- 229910000661 Mercury cadmium telluride Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 19
- MCMSPRNYOJJPIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N cadmium;mercury;tellurium Chemical compound [Cd]=[Te]=[Hg] MCMSPRNYOJJPIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 19
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- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 72
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- PORWMNRCUJJQNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N tellurium atom Chemical compound [Te] PORWMNRCUJJQNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 54
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Priority Applications (6)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA254,698A CA1065233A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1976-06-11 | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride |
| US05/718,636 US4116725A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1976-08-30 | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride and product |
| DE19772720891 DE2720891A1 (de) | 1976-06-11 | 1977-05-10 | Verfahren zur verbesserung der eigenschaften von cadmiumquecksilbertellurid |
| GB23344/77A GB1536823A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1977-06-02 | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride |
| JP6587477A JPS52151700A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1977-06-06 | Method of treating mercury cadmium tellurate single crystal material |
| FR7717931A FR2354286A1 (fr) | 1976-06-11 | 1977-06-10 | Procede pour ameliorer les monocristaux de tellurure de cadmium et monocristaux obtenus par ce procede |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA254,698A CA1065233A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1976-06-11 | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1065233A true CA1065233A (en) | 1979-10-30 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA254,698A Expired CA1065233A (en) | 1976-06-11 | 1976-06-11 | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride |
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Families Citing this family (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4206003A (en) * | 1977-07-05 | 1980-06-03 | Honeywell Inc. | Method of forming a mercury cadmium telluride photodiode |
| CA1168560A (en) * | 1980-07-18 | 1984-06-05 | William F.H. Micklethwaite | Heat treatment of cadmium mercury telluride |
| US4481044A (en) * | 1982-11-29 | 1984-11-06 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | High-temperature Hg anneal for HgCdTe |
| US4501625A (en) * | 1983-12-23 | 1985-02-26 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Method of producing homogeneously doped HgCdTe which contains a fast diffusing dopant impurity |
| US4507160A (en) * | 1983-12-23 | 1985-03-26 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Impurity reduction technique for mercury cadmium telluride |
| US4504334A (en) * | 1983-12-23 | 1985-03-12 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Gettering method for mercury cadmium telluride |
| US4616403A (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1986-10-14 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Configuration of a metal insulator semiconductor with a processor based gate |
| US4589192A (en) * | 1984-11-02 | 1986-05-20 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Hybrid epitaxial growth process |
| US4684415A (en) * | 1985-10-18 | 1987-08-04 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Core annihilation method of Hg1-x Cdx Te |
| US5004698A (en) * | 1985-12-05 | 1991-04-02 | Santa Barbara Research Center | Method of making photodetector with P layer covered by N layer |
| CN1060234C (zh) * | 1997-10-17 | 2001-01-03 | 中国科学院上海技术物理研究所 | 碲镉汞材料高温热处理方法 |
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| US3725135A (en) * | 1968-10-09 | 1973-04-03 | Honeywell Inc | PROCESS FOR PREPARING EPITAXIAL LAYERS OF Hg{11 {118 {11 Cd{11 Te |
| US3954518A (en) * | 1975-02-19 | 1976-05-04 | Honeywell Inc. | Method for reducing compositional gradients in mercury cadmium telluride |
| US3979232A (en) * | 1975-02-28 | 1976-09-07 | Honeywell Inc. | Mercury cadmium telluride annealing procedure |
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1976
- 1976-06-11 CA CA254,698A patent/CA1065233A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-08-30 US US05/718,636 patent/US4116725A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1977
- 1977-05-10 DE DE19772720891 patent/DE2720891A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-06-02 GB GB23344/77A patent/GB1536823A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-06-06 JP JP6587477A patent/JPS52151700A/ja active Pending
- 1977-06-10 FR FR7717931A patent/FR2354286A1/fr active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JPS52151700A (en) | 1977-12-16 |
| DE2720891A1 (de) | 1977-12-22 |
| FR2354286B1 (US08066781-20111129-C00013.png) | 1984-07-06 |
| US4116725A (en) | 1978-09-26 |
| FR2354286A1 (fr) | 1978-01-06 |
| GB1536823A (en) | 1978-12-20 |
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