Cite this article:
Bhushan, Sharma, Giriya, and Abraham (1989). Sensitization effect of rare earths in the photoconductivity of some II-VI compounds. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 2(1), pp. 56-61.https://doi.org/
Journal o/Ravishankar University, Vol. 2,No. B, 1989.pp.
56-61
Sensitization effect
of rare earths in the
photoconductivity of some II-VI
compounds
S Bhushan,
SK Sharma, L C Giriya and K E Abraham
Department of Physics, Ravishankar University, Raipur-492010
MS: received 29 May 89
Abstract. Rare earths have been found to produce photosensitization in CdS, ZnSe and (CdSe, ZnS) in CdS the relative photosensitivity factor is found to be as high as 5950. Excitation spectral studies also support this effect due to rare earths.
Keywords: Photoconduction; Sensitization effect; Rare earth doped
II-VI compounds,
CdS; ZnSe
and (CdSe, ZnS).
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