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Photoconductivity in Pb2CrO5 thin film prepared by an electron-beam evaporation technique is described. Crystallographically, three kinds of thin films are fabricated which depend on substrate temperature. A sample showing a similar x-ray diffraction profile to the evaporation source material gives the highest photoconductive response. Light illumination from the glass substrate onto the sample improves photoconductivity. A pair of interdigital electrodes is more effective than a pair of planar electrodes on the photoconductive measurement. A band gap energy level of Pb2CrO5 thin film is around 2.2–2.4 eV as a result of the spectral photoconductive response.
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Morita, S., Toda, K. The photoconductive effect in Pb2CrO5 thin films prepared by an electron-beam evaporation technique. Appl. Phys. A 38, 103–107 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620460
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