Cd1-yZnyTe single crystal is the current material of choice to be used as substrate for the growth of lattice-matched Hg1-x CdxTe epilayers with cutoffs wavelengths in the SWIR range (~2,9 μm (x=0,4) to 2μm (x=0,54)). For the manufacturing of large 2k² IR focal plane arrays with a 15 μm pitch, large diameter Cd1-yZnyTe ingots with a state-of-the-art material quality are required. Crystal growth method from the melt; like Vertical Gradient Freeze technique; enables us to get close to 5 inches in diameter, high quality single crystals, after decades of developments. As the growth of high-quality Cd1-yZnyTe single crystal ingots remains a big technological challenge, we present some recent technical achievements in this field, got within the frame of the H2020 ASTEROID project. Some requirements regarding material specification, like Cd1-yZnyTe substrate size, geometrical perfection (TTV, faces parallelism), material quality (crystallinity, dislocations) have imposed many new process updates and developments in our elaboration scheme. State-Of-the-Art 72x73 mm² Cd1-yZnyTe substrates with epiready surface preparations are now available for the Front-End-Of-Line of 2k² IR Focal Plane Array Processing at CEA-LETI / LYNRED (previously named SOFRADIR).
The modifications included on PET by an excimer laser radiation or a low pressure plasma as well as their ability to improve A1-PET adhesion were investigated. For this purpose, surface roughness, chemical composition, surface wettability and adhesion properties of PET were studied depending on the process parameters. Both treatments can significantly enhance the adhesion but the surface change responsible for the improvement was different for each pretreatment.
The modifications induced by an excimer laser irradiation at 193 nm or 248 nm on organic surfaces, below their ablation threshold, were investigated for different kinds of polymers such as: PEEK (Polyether Etherketone), PC (Polycarbonate), PET (Polyethylene terephtalate). Treatments were carried under argon or air at different laser fluences. Treated surfaces were characterized by XPS (X-rays Photoelectron Spectroscopy) and surface wettability measurements. For, all the studied polymers, the results shows that the surface modifications first depended on the laser wavelength. Surface oxidation occurred at 193 nm, leading to the formation of polar groups (carbonyls, carboxyls, hydroxyls) and inducing an increase of the surface energy. Treatments at 248 nm never induced any oxygen enrichment of the surface. This is due to the loss of oxygen by CO or CO2 desorption at this wavelength.
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