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Electronic properties of chalcogenide glasses and their use in xerography

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An overview of the xerographic process and the relevant physical phenomena involved in the formation of the latent image is presented. Emphasis is on the electronic properties of a-selenium but some properties of other disordered solids will be mentioned in order to amplify features general to the disordered solid state. Specifically the discussion includes a description of the Onsager mechanism of charge generation, transient dispersive transport, and recent models of defects in chalcogenide glasses.

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Pfister+, G. Electronic properties of chalcogenide glasses and their use in xerography. J. Electron. Mater. 8, 789–837 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02651186

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