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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Kelvin Lynn, Pullman, WA (US);
Kelly Jones, Colfax, WA (US);
Guido Ciampi, Watertown, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Semiconductor materials suitable for being used in radiation detectors are disclosed. A particular example of the semiconductor materials includes tellurium, cadmium, and zinc. Tellurium is in molar excess of cadmium and zinc. The example also includes aluminum having a concentration of about 10 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion and erbium having a concentration of at least 10,000 atomic parts per billion.