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On the thickness dependence of both the optical band gap and reversible photodarkening in amorphous Ge-Se films.

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    SYSNO ASEP0467629
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleOn the thickness dependence of both the optical band gap and reversible photodarkening in amorphous Ge-Se films.
    Author(s) Kutálek, P. (CZ)
    Tichý, Ladislav (UMCH-V) RID
    Number of authors2
    Source TitleThin Solid Films. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0040-6090
    Roč. 619, 30 November (2016), s. 336-341
    Number of pages6 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCH - Switzerland
    Keywordsamorphous chalcogenides ; thin films ; optical band gap
    Subject RIVCA - Inorganic Chemistry
    Institutional supportUMCH-V - RVO:61389013
    UT WOS000389610900049
    EID SCOPUS84998953935
    DOI10.1016/j.tsf.2016.10.037
    AnnotationAmorphous Ge30.5Se69.5 and Ge39.5Se60.5 films were prepared by thermal evaporation from previously synthetized bulk glasses. We did not observe a shift in the optical band gap values associated with the change in film thickness for the virgin and annealed states of the thin films. Certain minor changes in the optical band gap values were explained by the change in the chemical composition and by the change in the sample disorder. Both ultraviolet and visible and far infrared spectra indicate that annealed Ge39.5Se60.5 thin films are practically insensitive to the illumination while Ge30.5Se69.5 thin films show a reversible photodarkening. The observed reversible changes of the optical band gap for Ge30.5Se69.5 thin films were also not dependent on the film thickness. The network structural rigidity, which can be combined with a quick relaxation of the light induced excitation directly back to the ground state, was suggested as the reason for the absence of reversible photodarkening in Ge39.5Se60.5 thin films.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Macromolecular Chemistry
    ContactEva Čechová, cechova@imc.cas.cz ; Tel.: 296 809 358
    Year of Publishing2017
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