Amplitude of photostructural changes in chalcogenide vitreous semiconductors

V. K. Malinovsky, A. P. Sokolov, V. G. Zhdanov

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Abstract

It is shown that a position of an optical absorption edge (OAE) of amorphous AsSe and As2S3 films irradiated by light up to saturation is independent on Texp the temperature at which the sample is exposed, and the amplitude of a reversible photoinduced shift of OAE ΔE is determined by its thermal shift ΔE as it is heated from Texp up to the glass-transition temperature Tg. So, in order to obtain maximum photoinduced changes we need to use materials with maximum thermal variations of the forbidden zone width, and to tend to a greater difference between Tg and Texp. The obtained results are well explained within the scope of the local heating model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)647-650
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume51
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1984
Externally publishedYes

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