Signatures of an extended rigidity percolation in the photo-degradation behavior and the composition dependence of photo-response of Ge-Te-In glasses

Manikandan, N and Asokan, S (2008) Signatures of an extended rigidity percolation in the photo-degradation behavior and the composition dependence of photo-response of Ge-Te-In glasses. In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354 (31). pp. 3732-3734.

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Abstract

Time dependent photocurrent measurements have been undertaken on bulk $Ge_{15}Te_{85-x}In_x (1 \leq x \leq 11)$ series of glasses. It is found that samples with x < 3 do not exhibit any photo-degradation whereas a decrease in photo-conductivity under illumination is observed in samples with $x\geq3$. Further, the photosensitivity of $Ge_{15}Te_{85-x}In_x$ glasses is found to reveal specific signatures at compositions x = 3 and 7. The observed composition dependent photo-degradation behavior and photo-response of these glasses have been understood on the basis of an extended rigidity percolation and its influence on network related properties.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Chalcogenides;Photoinduced effects;Photo-conductivity.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2008 07:01
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:51
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/16156

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