The present paper reports the temperature dependence of dark-and photo-conductivities in vacuum-evaporated thin films of a-Seso _ xTezoSbx with a view to see the effect of Sb addition to the binary SesoTezo system. The results indicate that the photoconductivity (0 ph) increases along with the dark conductivity (0 d) after the addition of Sb to the binary SesoTezo system. The relative photosensitivity, however, decreases upon Sb addition. The results are explained in terms of the charged defect states. Current-voltage characteristics have also been studied and the results indicate that the dark current becomes super Ohmic at higher fields 10 4 Vjcm. An analysis of the experimental data indicates that a Poole-Frenkeltype conduction may be responsible for the observed behaviour.PACS 72.80 -Conductivity of specific materials.
-IntroductionThe effect of impurities in chalcogenide glasses has been an important issue because of its basic and applied aspects in the fabrication of n-and p-type glassy semiconductors. Mott [1] suggested that the impurity atom satisfies its valence requirements by adjusting its nearest-neighbour environment, thus exerting little effect on the electrical properties. However, experiments showed that the impurity effect does exist [2-4] in chalcogenide glasses. Not all of the impurity atoms act in an electrically active manner and hence a large concentration of impurity is required to produce an appreciable effect on the electrical properties. Moreover, it is found experimentally that impurity effects depend strongly on the composition of the glass, the chemical nature of the impurity, the method of impurity incorporation and impurity concentration. A great deal of experimental data are required to understand the impurity effects in chalcogenide glasses.In view of the above, we have started a study of the impurity effect on electrical properties in binary Se-Te systems. The results indicate that metallic additives change the electrical properties drastically in the above glassy system [5][6][7][8].The present paper reports the effect of Sb incorporation on the dark-and photo-conductivities in 3-SesoTezo. High-field conduction studies have also been made