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Persistent photoconductivity in a Pb0.75Sn0.25Te(In) alloy initiated by monochromatic submillimeter-range radiation at wavelengths of 176 and 241 µm was observed at helium temperatures. This photoconductivity is shown to be associated with optical excitation of metastable impurity states.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2004, pp. 123–125.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Kristovski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \), Kozhanov, Dolzhenko, Ivanchik, Watson, Khokhlov.
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Kristovskii, K.G., Kozhanov, A.E., Dolzhenko, D.E. et al. Photoconductivity of lead telluride-based doped alloys in the submillimeter wavelength range. Phys. Solid State 46, 122–124 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1641937
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