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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Csaba Szeles, Allison Park, PA (US);
Michael Prokesch, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Utpal Chakrabarti, Allentown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Csaba Szeles, Allison Park, PA (US);
Michael Prokesch, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Utpal Chakrabarti, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
II-VI Incorporated, Saxonburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/322 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method of annealing a CdZnTe sample/wafer, surface contamination is removed from the sample/wafer and the sample/wafer is then introduced into a chamber. The chamber is evacuated and Hydrogen or Deuterium gas is introduced into the evacuated chamber. The sample/wafer is heated to a suitable annealing temperature in the presence of the Hydrogen or Deuterium gas for a predetermined period of time.