Mercury Cadmium Telluride

Mercury Cadmium Telluride: Growth, Properties and Applications provides both an introduction for newcomers, and a comprehensive review of this fascinating material. Part One discusses the history and current status of both bulk and epitaxial growth techniques, Part Two is concerned with the wide range of properties of MCT, and Part Three covers the various device types that have been developed using MCT. Each chapter opens with some historical background and theory before presenting current research. Coverage includes:

• Bulk growth and properties of MCT and CdZnTe for MCT epitaxial growth
• Liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) growth
• Metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE)
• Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
• Alternative substrates
• Mechanical, thermal and optical properties of MCT
• Defects, diffusion, doping and annealing
• Dry device processing
• Photoconductive and photovoltaic detectors
• Avalanche photodiode detectors
• Room-temperature IR detectors

Dr. Peter Capper is a Materials Team Leader at BAE Systems Infrared Ltd., in Southampton, UK.

James Garland is the editor of Mercury Cadmium Telluride: Growth, Properties and Applications, published by Wiley.