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Effect of illumination on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous Se80−xTe20Inx

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The present paper reports the effect of illumination on the crystallization kinetics in amorphous Se80−xTe20Inx (0⩽x⩽10). The crystallization was monitored by measuring the electrical conductivity of isothermally annealed samples held at temperatures near the crystallization temperature. It is observed that the crystallization becomes faster in the presence of light as compared to a pure thermal case. There is no significant change in the activation energy under illuminated conditions as compared to the purely thermal case.

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  1. Department of Physics, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, 208 002, Kanpur, India

    S. K. Agrahari, P. K. Dwivedi, R. K. Shukla & A. Kumar

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Agrahari, S.K., Dwivedi, P.K., Shukla, R.K. et al. Effect of illumination on the crystallization kinetics of amorphous Se80−xTe20Inx . JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 31, 6259–6262 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354447

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