From photoconductivity and transmission spectra the dependence of the forbidden band width ϵg of tellurium on pressure (up to 10 kbar) at 300, 77, and 1.5 to 4.2 K is determined. This dependence is shown to be nonlinear, well described by the exponential relation ϵg(P) = ϵg0, e ‐ ϵaP where the α‐values differ not more than 15% at a temperature variation from 1.5 to 300 K.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.