Modified compensation model of CdTe

The traditional compensation model to explain the high resistivity properties of CdTe is based on the presence of a deep acceptor level of the cadmium vacancy in the middle of the band gap. A new compensation model based on a deep intrinsic donor level is presented. The compensation model is used together with an appropriate segregation model to calculate axial distributions of resistivity which are compared with spatially resolved resistivity measurements. The Te-antisite defect is discussed as a possible origin cause of this intrinsic defect, which is also supported by theoretical calculations.

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