It was found experimentally that a reduction in post-implantation damage, by a factor of 2, occurred in Hg0.8Cd0.2Te due to the application of magnetic fields of 0.7 and 2kOe at 300K. This effect was consistent with the kinetic theory of atomic rate processes in solids, with regard to local electron transport at the sub-micron scale and the surmounting of energy barriers. The magnetic field decreased local electron transport and exponentially reduced the rates of formation, migration and agglomeration of point defects. This tended to decrease the degree of post-implantation damage.

J.L.Khait, V.Richter: Journal of Physics D, 1993, 26[10], 1806-9