Atomic and nuclear properties of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.41747 mol g-1   
Density 5.760 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 532.6 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.260 MeV g-1cm2 7.257 MeV cm-1
Nuclear interaction length 166.4 g cm-2 28.88 cm
Nuclear collision length 98.1 g cm-2 17.03 cm
Pion interaction length 193.8 g cm-2 33.64 cm
Pion collision length 122.4 g cm-2 21.25 cm
Radiation length 8.99 g cm-2 1.560 cm
Critical energy 12.27 MeV (for e-) 11.87 MeV (for e+)
Muon critical energy 210. GeV   
Molière radius 15.53 g cm-2 2.695 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 44.68 eV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac*
A
Mass frac
Zn
 30
0.10
65.3800
0.033879
Cd
 48
0.90
112.4140
0.421528
Te
 52
1.00
127.6000
0.544593
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PDF TEXT
Explanation of some entries
Note: Composition and density used in Geant4. Bandgap depends on composition.
Note: Room temperature semiconductor typically used for gamma-ray spectroscopy.
Note: See e.g. doi.org/10.1016/S0927-796X(01)00027-4