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TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PHOTOINDUCED ANISOTROPY IN THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF As₂Se₃ AND Sb₂S₃ THIN FILMS

K. ATAK

Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

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G. AKTAŞ

Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

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Y. SKARLATOS

Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

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M. N. INCI

Department of Physics, Bogazici University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

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Abstract

The temperature dependence of photoinduced anisotropy in the photoconductivity of As₂Se₃ and Sb₂S₃ thin films was investigated, in the interval between -50 and 70°C. Our results demonstrate that for both As₂Se₃ and Sb₂S₃ thin films, the anisotropy percentage falls with increasing temperature. We surmise that the aligning effect of the linearly polarized light was diluted with increasing temperature, because the latter induces similar mechanisms to those induced by polarized light, but in an isotropic fashion.

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