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Plaza Canga-Argüelles, José LuisCorresponding AuthorBraña De Cal, Alejandro FranciscoCorresponding Author

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May 15, 2023
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Ellipsometry characterisation for the Cd1-xZnxTe1-ySey semiconductor used in X-ray and gamma radiation detectors

Publicated to:Crystals. 13 (4): 693- - 2023-04-01 13(4), DOI: 10.3390/cryst13040693

Authors: Herraiz, L.M.; Canga-Argüelles, J.L.P.; de Cal, A.F.B.

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Aplicada, Grp Elect & Semicond, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Mat, Lab Crecimiento Cristales, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author

Abstract

The study of the optical properties of the Cd1-xZnxTe1-ySey (CZTS) crystal provides a clear idea about its response to incident X-ray or gamma radiation. This is important for selecting a proper composition of CZTS to achieve superior quality and high-resolution X-ray and gamma radiation detectors at room temperature and reduce their production cost. This article's novelty is in lowering the cost of the optical and compositional characterisation of CZTS using the ellipsometry technique. The most significant successes achieved are the composition ellipsometry model determination of CZTS based on the Effective Medium Approximation (EMA) substrate of the binary compound CdTe and ZnSe with an oxide layer of CdTe and the experimental verification that the bandgap moves to lower energies with the addition of Se.

Keywords

AlloysCdteCdznte surfacesCharacterisationCrystal compositionGrowthNuclear detectorsOptical modelsSemiconducting ii-vi materialsSpectroscopic ellipsometrySurface composition

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Crystals due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 10/33, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Crystallography. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Inorganic Chemistry.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-02:

  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Herraiz, Lidia Martinez) and Last Author (BRAÑA DE CAL, ALEJANDRO FRANCISCO).

    the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been Herraiz, Lidia Martinez, PLAZA CANGA-ARGÜELLES, JOSÉ LUIS and BRAÑA DE CAL, ALEJANDRO FRANCISCO.