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Electrical and photoelectrical measurements have been performed on SnxSb20Se70-x (8≤x≤16) glassy films. The dc activation energy, optical gap and photoconduction parameters show a typical variation near x=10 composition indicating the occurrence of a rigidity percolation threshold in the present system. The photosensitivity increases with the increase in Sn content up to x=14 and an abrupt decrease for x=16 composition. Negative photoconductivity region have been observed in the higher temperature side for samples with x=10 and 16. This system belongs to the type II category of photoconductors. The results are explained on the basis of a change in the density of localized states present in the mobility gap with the change in the composition.
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Kumar, P., Kumar, J., Ahmad, M. et al. Effect of composition and light intensity on the electrical properties of Sn–Sb–Se glassy films. Appl. Phys. A 90, 469–473 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4305-1
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