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Optical absorption, piezoelectric effect and second harmonic generation studies of single crystal AgGaGe3Se7.6Te0.4 solid solution

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Spectral features of absorption were studied for novel AgGaGe3Se7.6Te0.4 solid-state alloys at different temperatures. The synthesized crystals structure parameters are obtained by the X-ray Rietveld refinement method. During increasing temperature from 100 up to 300 K, the energy gap of AgGaGe3Se7.6Te0.4 decreases linearly from 2.05 up to 1.94 eV at a rate 5.7 × 10−4 еV/K. The magnitudes of piezoelectric coefficients are significantly changed and demonstrate substantial anisotropy. At room temperature, these values are equal to 5.2 pm/V (d 11), 31.5 pm/V (d 22) and 35.5 pm/V (d 33). It is crucial that with an increasing temperature the piezoelectric efficiencies are increased. We have explored temperature and laser-induced changes of piezoelectric coefficients.

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  1. Institute of Physics, J. Dlugosz University, Armii Krajowej 13/15, 42-201, Czestochowa, Poland

    G. L. Myronchuk, A. S. Krymus, M. Ya. Rudysh, P. A. Shchepanskyi & M. Piasecki

  2. Wireless and Photonic Networks Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    G. Lakshminarayana

  3. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 17, Czestochowa, 42-201, Poland

    I. V. Kityk

  4. Physics Department, Eastern European National University, 13 Voli Avenue, Lutsk, 43025, Ukraine

    G. L. Myronchuk, I. V. Kityk, A. S. Krymus & M. Piasecki

  5. Department of Chemistry, Eastern European National University, 13 Voli Avenue, Lutsk, 43025, Ukraine

    O. V. Parasyuk

  6. Physics Department, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Kyrylo-and-Mefodii Str. 8, Lviv, 79005, Ukraine

    M. Ya. Rudysh & P. A. Shchepanskyi

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Myronchuk, G.L., Lakshminarayana, G., Kityk, I.V. et al. Optical absorption, piezoelectric effect and second harmonic generation studies of single crystal AgGaGe3Se7.6Te0.4 solid solution. Appl. Phys. A 123, 175 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-0823-7

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