This paper reports on the possible applications of molybdenum oxide (Mo/MoOx) contacts in combination with semi‐insulating CdTe crystals. The electrical contacts to p‐type Cl‐doped CdTe crystals were formed by the deposition of molybdenum oxide and pure molybdenum thin films by the DC reactive magnetron sputtering. Electrical properties of the prepared Mo‐MoOx/р‐CdTe/MoOx‐Mo surface‐barrier structures were investigated at different temperatures. It is shown that the rapid growth of the reverse current with increasing bias voltage higher than 10 V is caused by the space‐charge limited currents. Spectrometric properties of the Mo‐MoOx/р‐CdTe/MoOx‐Mo structures have been also analyzed. It is revealed that the developed heterojunction has shown promising characteristics for its practical application in X‐ and γ‐ray radiation detector fabrication.
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