Cadmium zinc telluride CZT uses

Cadmium zinc telluride, (CdZnTe) or CZT, is a compound of cadmium, zinc and tellurium or, more strictly speaking, an alloy of cadmium telluride and zinc telluride. A direct bandgap semiconductor.

Cadmium zinc telluride sputtering target description

CZT is a room temperature semiconductor that directly converts x-ray or gamma-ray photons into electrons. CZT is a unique semiconductor compared with Silicon and Germanium detectors, in that CZT operates at room temperature and can process >10 million photons / second /mm². Additionally, CZT's spectroscopic resolution clearly out performs any commercially available Scintillator. The unique combination of spectroscopy and very high count rate capability at room temperature makes CZT an ideal detector solution for Medical, Industrial, Homeland Security and Laboratory applications.

Cadmium zinc telluride granules application

Cadmium zinc telluride (Cd1-xZnxTe or CZT) can detect nuclear radiation hence, CZT with Zn concentrations between 0.1-0.2 may be used in the making of radiation detectors of X-ray and gamma-ray spectrometers.

A direct bandgap semiconductor, it is used in a variety of applications, including radiation detectors, photorefractive gratings, electro-optic modulators, solar cells, and terahertz generation and detection. The band gap varies from approximately 1.4 to 2.2 eV, depending on composition.

Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) is used to manufacture radiation detectors (X-ray and gamma ray) that do not require cooling, and that produce excellent resolution by directly converting radiation into an electric signal. Raw materials (cadmium, tellurium and zinc) of very high purity are required to manufacture this type of detector.