The intrinsic defect of cadmium vacancy(VCd) in cadmium telluride(CdTe) has been studied by first-principles calculations using potentials with both the screened hybrid functional of Heyd, Scuseria, and Ernzerhof(HSE) approximation and the generalized gradient approximation of the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof form(PBE-GGA). Both results show that the Tdstructure of the VCddefect for different charges is the most stable structure as compared with the distorted C3vstructure with one hole localized at one of the four nearest Te atoms. This indicates that the John–Teller distortion(C3v) structure may be unstable in bulk CdTe crystal. The reason likely lies in the delocalized resonance nature of the t2state of the VCd defect. Moreover, the formation energy obtained by the HSE method is about 0.6–0.8 eV larger than that obtained by the PBE method. The transition levels calculated by the PBE method and the HSE method are similar and well consistent with the experimental results.
In a multi-wire proportional chamber detector(MWPC), the anode and signal wires must maintain suitable tension, which is very important for the detector's stable and accurate performance. As a result, wire tension control and measurement is essential in MWPC construction. A high pressure3 He MWPC detector is to be used as the thermal neutron detector of the multi-functional reflectometer at China Spallation Neutron Source, and in the construction of the detector, we have developed a wire tension measurement system. This system is accurate,portable and time-saving. With it, the wire tension on an anode wire plane has been tested. The measurement results show that the wire tension control techniques used in detector manufacture are reliable.
