Using tellurium as a solvent, we grew ZnTe ingots of 30 mm in diameter and 70 mm in length by a temperature gradient solution growth method. Hall tests conducted at 300 K indicated that the as-grown ZnTe exhibits p-type conductivity, with a carrier concentration of approximately 10^14cm^-3, a mobility of approximately 300 cm^2·V·s^-1, and a resistivity of approximately 10^2 Ω·cm. A simple and effective method was proposed for chemical surface texturization of ZnTe using an HF：H2O2：H2O etchant. Textures with the sizes of approximately 1μm were produced on {100}, {110}, and { 111}zn surfaces after etching. The etchant is also very promising in crystal characterization because of its strong anisotropic character and Te-phase selectivity.
通过红外透过成像研究了 Cd/Zn 气氛退火过程中 Cd0．9 Zn0．1 Te∶In 晶体内 Te 夹杂的密度及尺寸分布的演变.结果发现,Cd/Zn 气氛退火前,晶体中的 Te 夹杂密度分布比较均匀；退火后,晶体高温端近表面区域的 Te 夹杂密度较退火前提高了1个数量级,而晶体内部的 Te 夹杂密度则较退火前降低了1个数量级,且其密度沿温度梯度方向逐渐增加.退火前,晶体表面和内部的 Te 夹杂的直径主要分布在1~25μm；退火后,在晶体表面,直径＜45μm 的 Te 夹杂密度显著增大；而在晶体内部,直径＜5μm 和＞25μm的 Te 夹杂密度显著增大.导致这些现象的原因是退火过程中,Te 夹杂沿着温度梯度方向不断向晶体表面迁移,在迁移过程中尺寸相近的 Te 夹杂通过合并长大,尺寸相差较大的 Te 夹杂则以 Ostwald 熟化方式长大,并使小尺寸的 Te 夹杂更小.但由于熟化不充分,在 Ostwald 熟化长大过程中留下了很多尺寸＜5μm 的 Te 夹杂颗粒.
The properties of undoped, Cr-doped, and In-doped bulk ZnTe crystals grown by the TGSG method were compared. Cr/In-doping leads to a slight red-shift of the absorption edge. Cr-doping also creates two characteristic absorption bands, centered at about 1750 nm and beneath the fundamental absorption edge. However, the fundamental reflectance spectra are not sensitive to the dopants. The resistivity of undoped, Cr-doped, and In-doped ZnTe is about 102 Ω.cm, 10^3 Ω.cm, and 10^8 Ω-cm, respectively. Only In-doped ZnTe has an IR transmittance higher than 60% in the range of 500 to 4000 cm-1. However, the IR transmittance of Cr-doped ZnTe is very low and decreases greatly as the wavenumber increases, which is mainly attributed to the scattering effects caused by some defects generated by Cr-doping.
